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Idioms and Phrases: 23.09.2019

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Verb   à    Come (2nd PART)

Come between

Meaning: to cause disagreement between (people or groups)
Usage: We shouldn't let these problems come between us.

Come by

Meanings:

to get something, especially something that is unusual or difficult to get
Usage:A literary award like that isn't easy to come by.

to make a short visit to a place on your way to somewhere else
Usage:Come by after work and I'll give you some clothes for the rummage sale.

Come down

Meanings:

Descend, fall down, collapse
Usage: A tree came downand injured two people.

Decrease
Usage: Do you expect the gold prices to come down further?

To visit or move to the place where the person speaking is - use this especially when the place is further south.
Usage: Would you like to come down for the holidays?

to accept a lower price than you have asked, for something that you are selling
Usage: They're demanding a lakh for the furniture, but they might come down a bit.

if a building, wall etc. comes down, it is destroyed because it is not wanted any more
Usage: The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.

to reach as far as a particular point or place
Usage: She’d love to have a house that comes down to the river here.

if knowledge, tradition, ideas etc come down to people, they have been passed from older people to younger people over a long period of time
Usage: The festivals represent the tradition that has come down to us through the centuries.

to decide to support or oppose something or someone, after thinking about it carefully
Usage: The Prime minister is expected to come down in favor of military intervention in Tunisia.

something that is much less enjoyable or interesting than what you have been doing before, or than what you expected
Usage: For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a come down.

if an order, message etc. comes down, it is sent to people from someone in authority
Usage: The order came down from the manager that we were to speed up the manufacturing process.

Come down on

Meanings:
a. to criticize or punish (someone)
Usage: The governor has promised to come down hard on corrupt officials.

to make a strong effort to stop or oppose (something)
Usage: The governor has promised to come down hard on corruption.

Come down to

Meaning: to have (something) as the most important part
Usage: People talk about various reasons for the company's failure, but it all comes down to one thing: a lack of leadership.

Come down with

Meaning: to begin to have or suffer from (an illness)
Usage: I think I may be coming down with a cold.

Come for

to come to collect something or someone and take them away
Usage: The cab is coming for us in five minutes.

to move towards someone with the intention of harming them or making them go somewhere with you
Usage: What would you do if goons were coming for you?

Come from

Meanings

to have (a specified origin or source)
Usage:English words come from a wide variety of sources.

often used to describe a person's family
Usage: He comes from a long line of performers.

to be the result of (something)
Usage: I'm not surprised that you don't feel well. That's what comes from not eating the right kinds of food.

to be from (a place)
Usage: The people who attend the convention come from countries all around the world.

sometimes used figuratively with respect to someone's thinking or point of view
Usage: (informal) I understand where you're coming from.

to be said or told by (someone)
Usage: This information comes from a person we all trust.

Come forth

Meanings:

to appear or be produced from somewhere
Usage: Views like this came from every nook and corner of the country.

to give important information or ideas to someone
Usage: A group of Englishmen came forth a few months ago with claims that the UFO sightings were all a hoax.

Come forward

Meanings:

to offer or be willing to do something
Usage: Fewer and fewer people are coming forward to address the problem.

to offer to help the police or people in authority, by giving information to them
Usage: People who are harassed at work are often too frightened to come forward.

 

Come forward with
Meaning:
to suggest an idea or plan, or to give the money needed for something, especially after you have been officially asked for it

Usage: The group came forward with a huge amount for donation.

 

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