1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context C c (7/13)

come down
with

Several of our staff have come down with the flu, so the rest of us have

to work overtime to make up for their absence.

come down with sth

My mother came down
with a heavy cold, so I’m
going to see her tonight.

✍ ^

come from

I come from Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. Where do

you come from?

come from

come from sth

Many English words

originally came from

French and German.

✍ ^

come in
I’ll pick you up from the airport if you tell me what time your flight
comes in.

come in

Most trains are coming in
at least half an hour late
this evening.

✍  see also: get in

come in for
The government will come in for a lot of criticism if it cuts business
taxes while at the same time increasing income taxes.

come in for sth

Drug companies came in
for criticism over the cost
of their AIDS drugs.

✍ ^

come into
He’s a wealthy man. His children will come into a lot of money when he
dies.

come into sth

He came into a small
fortune when his rich
uncle died.

✍ ^

come of
Our company spent a lot of money looking for oil last year, but nothing
came of it. We didn’t find a single drop.

come of sth

Did anything come of his
idea to expand the
company into Asia?

✍ ^

come off
The top of my pen came off while it was in my top pocket, and now I’ve
got an ink stain on my shirt.

come off

come off sth

If your parachute comes
off after you jump from a
plane, you’re in trouble.

✍ 

come off
The students’ plan to cheat with their mobile phones didn’t come off. A
teacher caught them and threw them out of the exam.

come off

The scheme didn’t came
off as planned, and they
lost their money.

✍  see also: work out

come on
The Channel Nine News comes on at 6 o’clock, after a couple of game
shows.

come on

My favourite show comes
on at 10 o’clock, so let’s
get home before that.

✍ 

come on
Maria’s English is coming on very well, but her brother Juan’s isn’t
coming along as well as hers. Maybe she could help him out.

come on

His listening skills aren’t
coming on as well as his
reading skills.

✍  see also:^ come along^