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Phrasal Verbs

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Come down upon#402

Criticise, reprimand severely

“I suppose we should COME DOWN UPON before they notice we're late.”

Come down with#403

Fall ill

“I suppose we should COME DOWN WITH before they notice we're late.”

Come forth#404

Appear

“I suppose we should COME FORTH before they notice we're late.”

Come forth with#405

Provide information

“I suppose we should COME FORTH WITH before they notice we're late.”

Come from#406

Country or town where you were born

“I suppose we should COME FROM before they notice we're late.”

Come in#407

Arrive or land (for flights)

“He didn't COME IN.”

Come in for#408

Receive (criticism or praise)

“I suppose we should COME IN FOR before they notice we're late.”

Come into#409

Be important or relevant

“I suppose we should COME INTO before they notice we're late.”

Come into use#410

Start being used

“Smoking COMES UP INTO USE too much money.”

Come off#411

When something breaks off

“I suppose we should COME OFF before they notice we're late.”

Come off it#412

I don't believe what you're saying; used as an imperative

“I don't COME INTO OFF IT that theory.”

Come on#413

Encouragement

“COME ON; don't give up now when you're so close to finishing.”

Come out#414

A secret is revealed

“We need to COME OUT before someone notices.”

Come out in#415

Have a rash or similar skin problem

“She CAME OUT IN a nasty rash after touching the poisonous plant by mistake.”

Come out of#416

Recover consciousness

“I suppose we should COME OUT OF before they notice we're late.”

Come out with#417

Make something available

“I suppose we should COME OUT WITH before they notice we're late.”

Come over#418

Feel strange

“I CAME OVER all faint and weak because my sugar level was too low. (British)Affect mentally in such a way as to change behaviour (possibly related to 'overcome')”

Come round#419

Become conscious, wake up from anaesthetic

“I suppose we should COME ROUND before they notice we're late.”

Come through#420

Arrive (messages and information)

“News is COMING THROUGH of a major accident on the M25, where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely dangerous.”

Come through with#421

Provide something needed

“I suppose we should COME THROUGH WITH before they notice we're late.”

Come to#422

Become conscious, wake up from anaesthetic

“I suppose we should COME TO before they notice we're late.”

Come up#423

Appear

“I suppose we should COME UP before they notice we're late.”

Come up against#424

Encounter problems or difficulties

“They CAME UP AGAINST a lot of opposition to their plans for an out-of-town supermarket development.”

Come up with#425

Think of a solution, excuse, etc.

“I need time to COME it UP WITH.”

Come upon#426

Find by chance

“I suppose we should COME UPON before they notice we're late.”

Cone off#427

Close part or all of a road

“We need to CONE OFF before someone notices.”

Conjure up#428

Create a picture or memory in someone's mind

“We need to CONJURE UP a solution.”

Conk out#429

Fall fast asleep

“The prices need to CONK OUT.”

Contract in#430

Become involved or committed to something

“I suppose we should CONTRACT IN before they notice we're late.”

Contract out#431

Give a contract for a service outside the company you work for

“We have to CONTRACT OUT whether we like it or not.”

Contract out of#432

Formally leave and agreement

“We can't CONTRACT OUT OF from the deal now.”

Cool down#433

Get cooler

“We need to COOL DOWN before someone notices.”

Cool off#434

Become calmer

“I suppose we should COOL OFF before they notice we're late.”

Coop up#435

Confine in a small area

“We need to COOP UP before someone notices.”

Cop it#436

Get into trouble

“We need to COP IT before someone notices.”

Cop off#437

Leave work or school early

“We can't COP OFF from the deal now.”

Cop out#438

Choose an easy alternative

“Can you COP me OUT?”

Cost up#439

Calculate how expensive some work is going to be

“I suppose we should COST UP before they notice we're late.”

Cotton on#440

To work out the truth

“We need to COTTON ON a solution.”

Cotton up to#441

Ingratiate

“We need to COTTON UP TO before someone notices.”

Cough up#442

Lose possession of a ball, etc. in a contact sport

“I can't COUGH UP to her.”

Could do with#443

Need or want something

“I COULD really DO WITH a cup of tea.”

Count against#444

Affect negatively, make less likely to succeed

“Not having a university degree will COUNT AGAINST her.”

Count among#445

Include someone or something in a group, category, etc

“I suppose we should COUNT AMONG before they notice we're late.”

Count down#446

Wait impatiently or excitedly for something to happen

“Something's COUNTP DOWN at work.”

Count for#447

Be recognised as important, worthwhile or valuable

“The investment COUNTD OFF FOR.”

Count in#448

Include or involve

“They've COUNTED IN extra fees without telling us.”

Count off#449

Say numbers aloud in a sequence

“We need to COUNT OFF before someone notices.”

Count on#450

Depend, rely

“We need to COUNT ON before someone notices.”

Count out#451

Exclude

“Don't COUNT me OUT.”

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