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93 Expressions with come and go

A Phrasal verbs based on come

Didthemeetingyouwereplanningevercomeoff?[takeplace] Whendotheexamresultscome
out?[be published, made public] Imusttellyouaboutanimportantpointwhichcame up atthe
meeting.[wasraised] Pleasecomeroundandseemesometime.[payaninformalvisit]
Nothingcancomebetweenhimandfootball.[separate,beabarrierbetween] Icameacrossalovely
oldvaseinthatjunkshop.[foundbychance] Howdidyoucomebythatbruise/thatcar?[receive,
obtain] Computerpriceshavecomedownrecently.[decreased] Sofiacameupwithareally
goodideatoraisemoneyforcharity.[thoughtof/suggestedaplanorsolutiontoaproblem]

B Collocations with come to and come into

Come to oftenreferstotheideaof‘arrivingat’.Come intooftenreferstotheideaofstartingor
acquiring.

come to + collocations examples
an agreement a decision The two sides have at last come to an
a conclusion terms with [acknowledge agreement.
a standstill [stop] and accept psychologically] Traffic came to a standstill because of
an end the snow.
The war finally came to an end in
2005.
come into + collocations examples

contact (with) He came into a fortune when his
a fortune [receive when existence uncle died.
someone dies] fashion The new motorway will come into
operation [start working] operation next March.
sight/view After two hours at sea, the island
came into sight/view.

C Phrasal verbs based on go
Someofthesehaveanumberofdifferentmeanings.
go on:Whatisgoing on nextdoor?[happening] Theywent on workingdespitethenoise.

[continued] Astheweekswenton,thingsimproved.[passed] Yougoon,we’llcatchyouuplater.
[goinadvance] He’salwaysgoingonatmeaboutmyuntidyhair.[criticising,complaining]
go through:Iwouldn’tliketogo through thatagain.[experience, endure] Let’sgo through the
plansoncemore.[check] Unfortunately,thebusinessdealwewerehopingfordidnotgothrough
intheend.[wasnotcompletedorapproved]
go for:Hereallywent for herwhenshedaredtocriticisehim.[attacked] Whichcoursehaveyou
decidedtogofor?[choose]
go with:Thoseshoesdon’tgo with thatdress.[suit, match]

D Other expressions based on go

Ihopethey’llmakeagoofthebusinessbuttheyaretakingabigrisk.
[makeasuccessof]
He’sbeenonthegoalldayandhe’sexhausted.[verybusy,onthemove]
Itgoeswithoutsayingthatwe’llsupportyou.[clearwithoutbeingsaid]
Yourworkisgood,asfarasitgoes.[butislimitedorinsufficient]
The story goes that theywereonceveryclosefriends.[It is said that … /
It seems that …]
Theywenttogreatlengthstokeepitasecret.[tookalotoftrouble]
Thebusinesshasgonebankrupt.[notgotenoughmoneytopaydebts]

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