>COME OUT (5)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = disappear with cleaning

examples:

  • I spilt wine on my blouse. Luckily, the stain came out when I gave it a hot wash.
  • I ‘m afraid this mark won’t come out of the carpet. Ink doesn’t come out easily.
  • The colours of the curtains are guaranteed not to come out.
  • I have dyed my hair. The colour won’t come out for at least ten washes.
  • With a high temperature on the washing machine and a strong detergent, all the dirt will come out. Of course, some of the colours might come out, too.
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>COME OUT (5)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = disappear with cleaning

examples:

  • I spilt wine on my blouse. Luckily, the stain came out when I gave it a hot wash.
  • I ‘m afraid this mark won’t come out of the carpet. Ink doesn’t come out easily.
  • The colours of the curtains are guaranteed not to come out.
  • I have dyed my hair. The colour won’t come out for at least ten washes.
  • With a high temperature on the washing machine and a strong detergent, all the dirt will come out. Of course, some of the colours might come out, too.
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>COME UP WITH (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come up with = think of

examples:

  • Andrew always comes up with great ideas about how to spend our time together.
  • I have come up with a nice plan for our problem.
  • The commitee will have to come up with new suggestions about how to help the company.
  • The director of the company came up with a proposal.
  • He couldn’t come up with a reasonable excuse why he had come home so late.
  • Sometimes it is difficult to come up with an explanation why someone has a disease.
  • You ‘d better come up with an answer to my question by tomorrow.
  • I was very upset because he came up with a very rude reply.
  • We must come up with new ways and methods to save energy.      
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>COME UP WITH (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come up with = think of

examples:

  • Andrew always comes up with great ideas about how to spend our time together.
  • I have come up with a nice plan for our problem.
  • The commitee will have to come up with new suggestions about how to help the company.
  • The director of the company came up with a proposal.
  • He couldn’t come up with a reasonable excuse why he had come home so late.
  • Sometimes it is difficult to come up with an explanation why someone has a disease.
  • You ‘d better come up with an answer to my question by tomorrow.
  • I was very upset because he came up with a very rude reply.
  • We must come up with new ways and methods to save energy.      
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>COME OUT (12)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = state that you support something or not
come out in support of something
come out in favour of something
come out against something
come out in opposition to something

examples:

  • The mayor has come out in support of building a new hospital.
  • The government has come out in support of the new recycling programme.
  • The Teachers’ Association has come out against the proposal.
  • We don’t know which way the Parents’ Association will come out.
  • The school board came out against expelling the student.
  • In his speech the minister came out strongly in favour of the new changes in the law.
  • Many members of Parliament have come out in opposition to the new law.

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>COME OUT (12)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come out = state that you support something or not
come out in support of something
come out in favour of something
come out against something
come out in opposition to something

examples:

  • The mayor has come out in support of building a new hospital.
  • The government has come out in support of the new recycling programme.
  • The Teachers’ Association has come out against the proposal.
  • We don’t know which way the Parents’ Association will come out.
  • The school board came out against expelling the student.
  • In his speech the minister came out strongly in favour of the new changes in the law.
  • Many members of Parliament have come out in opposition to the new law.

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>COME ALONG (1), COME BACK (4)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come along = appear

examples:

  • She always wanted to live abroad, so when the opportunity came along, she took it.
  • When the chance comes along, I ‘ll ask my boss for a raise.
  • We didn’t intend to sell the house, but a very good offer came along and we changed our mind.
  • I was sitting alone on a bench in the park, when an old friend came along.
  • Jenny is so lively and funny! We always have a good laugh when she comes along.
  • Luckily, a car came along and we took Ben to hospital right away.

 come back (to somebody) = remember 
examples:

  • I had forgotten his name but when I saw him it came back to me.
  • I had a nightmare about my mother. It came back to me when she called me this morning.
  • I tried to remember what it was that I wanted to tell Jim but it never came back to me. It can’t have been important.
  • She ‘s a lawyer at a firm called … oh, I don’t remember it. It will come back to me later.
  • She couldn’t remember anything after the accident. Everything started to come back slowly a few days later.
  • I was afraid I wouldn’t remember anything for the test but when I read the questions, it all came back.

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>COME ALONG (1), COME BACK (4)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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come along = appear

examples:

  • She always wanted to live abroad, so when the opportunity came along, she took it.
  • When the chance comes along, I ‘ll ask my boss for a raise.
  • We didn’t intend to sell the house, but a very good offer came along and we changed our mind.
  • I was sitting alone on a bench in the park, when an old friend came along.
  • Jenny is so lively and funny! We always have a good laugh when she comes along.
  • Luckily, a car came along and we took Ben to hospital right away.

 come back (to somebody) = remember 
examples:

  • I had forgotten his name but when I saw him it came back to me.
  • I had a nightmare about my mother. It came back to me when she called me this morning.
  • I tried to remember what it was that I wanted to tell Jim but it never came back to me. It can’t have been important.
  • She ‘s a lawyer at a firm called … oh, I don’t remember it. It will come back to me later.
  • She couldn’t remember anything after the accident. Everything started to come back slowly a few days later.
  • I was afraid I wouldn’t remember anything for the test but when I read the questions, it all came back.

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>PICK UP (1), COME APART (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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pick up = take in my hands

examples:

  • You dropped a coin on the floor. Pick it up!
  • The baby picks up whatever she finds on the floor.
  • The baby is crying. Can you pick her up, please?
  • The phone is ringing. Could you pick it up? I ‘m in the bath.
  • Pick your coat up off the floor.
  • Pick up the ball and throw it at me.
  • Pick up your magazines off the floor, please.
  • He picked up a stone and threw it towards the sea.

come apart =  break, break into pieces
examples:

  • I can’t believe my camera has come apart. It cost me a fortune!
  • A brand new watch and it ‘s come apart. I ‘m never buying this make again.
  • The findings in the ancient tomb were so fragile, that they came apart when archaeologists touched them. 
  • It ‘s a very convenient table for a pic nic. The legs come apart and you can put it in the car.
  • The vacuum cleaner comes apart easily and yo can clean it inside.
  • When a marriage comes apart, the children shouldn’t be left to feel abandoned. 
  • When the family comes apart, children suffer. 
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>PICK UP (1), COME APART (1)

Posted on 26 March 2011 by sofiastefanidou

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pick up = take in my hands

examples:

  • You dropped a coin on the floor. Pick it up!
  • The baby picks up whatever she finds on the floor.
  • The baby is crying. Can you pick her up, please?
  • The phone is ringing. Could you pick it up? I ‘m in the bath.
  • Pick your coat up off the floor.
  • Pick up the ball and throw it at me.
  • Pick up your magazines off the floor, please.
  • He picked up a stone and threw it towards the sea.

come apart =  break, break into pieces
examples:

  • I can’t believe my camera has come apart. It cost me a fortune!
  • A brand new watch and it ‘s come apart. I ‘m never buying this make again.
  • The findings in the ancient tomb were so fragile, that they came apart when archaeologists touched them. 
  • It ‘s a very convenient table for a pic nic. The legs come apart and you can put it in the car.
  • The vacuum cleaner comes apart easily and yo can clean it inside.
  • When a marriage comes apart, the children shouldn’t be left to feel abandoned. 
  • When the family comes apart, children suffer. 
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