>COME OUT (13), COME TO (3)

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come out = stop work and go on strike

examples:

  • Factory workers have come out on strike.
  • They asked for a raise but received a negative answer from their employers, so they decided to come out.
  • Other workers have come out too in support of the factory workers.
  • Many employees came out to protest over the new law.
  • Unless an agreement is reached, the union has decided to come out.

come to = arrive at something
examples:

  • Some people die of eating too much and others die of hunger. What is our world coming to ?
  • Has our relationship come to this? We don’t even trust each other?
  • We have come to an agreement.  
  • The negotiatons have come to an end.
  • At last the war came to an end.
  • -I hope your conversation with Tom won’t come to a fight again!
  • -No, it won’t come to that, I promise.
  • We have come to a decision.
  • I have come to the conclusion that he has been lying to me all this time.
  • There is so much I wanted to do with my life. Unfortunately, all my dreams have come to nothing.

 


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>COME OUT (13), COME TO (3)

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come out = stop work and go on strike

examples:

  • Factory workers have come out on strike.
  • They asked for a raise but received a negative answer from their employers, so they decided to come out.
  • Other workers have come out too in support of the factory workers.
  • Many employees came out to protest over the new law.
  • Unless an agreement is reached, the union has decided to come out.

come to = arrive at something
examples:

  • Some people die of eating too much and others die of hunger. What is our world coming to ?
  • Has our relationship come to this? We don’t even trust each other?
  • We have come to an agreement.  
  • The negotiatons have come to an end.
  • At last the war came to an end.
  • -I hope your conversation with Tom won’t come to a fight again!
  • -No, it won’t come to that, I promise.
  • We have come to a decision.
  • I have come to the conclusion that he has been lying to me all this time.
  • There is so much I wanted to do with my life. Unfortunately, all my dreams have come to nothing.

 


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>CHEW UP (2)

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chew up = bite and destroy

examples:

  • The cassette recorder has chewed my tape up.
  • My video cassette got chewed up by the video recorder.
  • The baby is chewing up all the paper she can get her hands on!
  • The dog has been chewing up the carpet and it looks horrible at the ends!
  • The printing machine has started to chew the paper up.  
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>CHEW UP (2)

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chew up = bite and destroy

examples:

  • The cassette recorder has chewed my tape up.
  • My video cassette got chewed up by the video recorder.
  • The baby is chewing up all the paper she can get her hands on!
  • The dog has been chewing up the carpet and it looks horrible at the ends!
  • The printing machine has started to chew the paper up.  
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>COME OUT (3)

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come out = become known

examples:

  • The truth will come out in court.
  • Your secret has come out! Everyone know it.
  • It came out that he was married with children.
  • In the end it will come out that it was all Ben’s fault, not mine.
  • News came out that somebody had a car accident in our neighbourhood.
  • During the police investigation it came out that the man had stolen money from the counter.
  • When the scandal came out, reporters from all newspapers rushed to their house to find out more details.
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>COME OUT (3)

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come out = become known

examples:

  • The truth will come out in court.
  • Your secret has come out! Everyone know it.
  • It came out that he was married with children.
  • In the end it will come out that it was all Ben’s fault, not mine.
  • News came out that somebody had a car accident in our neighbourhood.
  • During the police investigation it came out that the man had stolen money from the counter.
  • When the scandal came out, reporters from all newspapers rushed to their house to find out more details.
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>DEPRIVE OF

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deprive of = not allow somebody to have something important

 examples: 

  • If they deprive you of electricity for a few hours, you realise how important it is.
  • They deprived us of water for five hours and we couldn’t drink or wash our hands.
  • She was deprived of sugar for three months in her attempt to lose weight.
  • People who are deprived of the love of their parents are usually unhappy people. 
  • You cannot deprive anyone of the right to vote.
  • If you are deprived of sleep, you feel tired.
  • When you are on a diet, you shouldn’t deprive yourself of vitamins.
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>DEPRIVE OF

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deprive of = not allow somebody to have something important

 examples: 

  • If they deprive you of electricity for a few hours, you realise how important it is.
  • They deprived us of water for five hours and we couldn’t drink or wash our hands.
  • She was deprived of sugar for three months in her attempt to lose weight.
  • People who are deprived of the love of their parents are usually unhappy people. 
  • You cannot deprive anyone of the right to vote.
  • If you are deprived of sleep, you feel tired.
  • When you are on a diet, you shouldn’t deprive yourself of vitamins.
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>CLOUD OVER (2)

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cloud over = suddenly look worried or unhappy

examples: 

  • When she heard about the accident, her face clouded over.
  • When he heard her name, his expression clouded over.
  • Whenever I remember those bad times, my eyes cloud over.
  • Her happy face suddenly clouded over

 

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>CLOUD OVER (2)

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cloud over = suddenly look worried or unhappy

examples: 

  • When she heard about the accident, her face clouded over.
  • When he heard her name, his expression clouded over.
  • Whenever I remember those bad times, my eyes cloud over.
  • Her happy face suddenly clouded over

 

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