1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context

1000 Phrasal Verbs In Context © Matt Errey 2007

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1000 Phrasal Verbs in Context C c (9/13)

come up
Do you think the issue of getting more staff will come up at this week’s
meeting?

come up

If a job vacancy comes up
in your company, let me
know and I’ll apply for it.

✍ ^

come up
What time does the sun come up at this time of year? come up^

Why does the moon
sometimes look so big
when it’s coming up?

✍ ^

come up
against

Anyone who competes in this chess tournament will come up against

some very tough competition.

come up against

sth/sb

We come up against many
problems in life, and we
have to deal with them.

✍  see also:^ (be) faced with,^

run up against

come up to
If his work doesn’t come up to the standard we require, we’ll have to let
him go and employ someone else instead.

come up to sth

Did the design come up to
the level of excellence they
expect?

✍  see also:^ measure up (to)^

come up
with

How did the Spanish architect Gaudi come up with such incredible

designs for his buildings?

come up with sth

Patti Smith always comes
up with powerful lyrics
for her songs.

✍ ^ see also:^ make up, think

up

come with
All these sound systems come with a two-year guarantee covering all
parts and service.

come with sth

Every tailored suit comes
with two pairs of socks
and a silk tie for free.

✍ ^

compare to
The war in Iraq has been compared to the Vietnam War by several
historians. They say the two conflicts share several important features.

(be) compared to sth
compare sb/sth to
sb/sth
Critics compare Steve
Reich’s music to gamelan
music from Indonesia.

✍ 

compare
with

If we compare this year’s sales with last year’s sales, they aren’t very

good, and we need to figure out why.

compare with sth

compare sth with sth

Compared with the
problems some people
face, ours aren’t too bad.

✍ 

concentrate
on

My daughter understands that she must concentrate on her studies

now, but after she graduates she can travel and explore the world.

concentrate on sth
concentrate on doing
sth
We’re concentrating on
opening new markets for
our products overseas.

✍  see also: focus on

consist of
An anti-terrorist taskforce was set up, consisting of police, army
specialists, intelligence officers and computer experts.

consist of sth

consist of doing sth

Her job consists of
researching trends and
formulating strategies.

✍ ^