Unit 9.1 Flashcards
come to terms with sth
to gradually accept a sad situation, often the death of someone you love:
I think he’s still coming to terms with the death of his wife.
to learn to understand and accept something:
He made little effort to come to terms with his critics.
come round
to change your opinion of something, often influenced by another person’s opinion:
He’ll come round to my point of view, given a bit of time.
Do you still dislike your office, or have you come round to thinking it’s all right?
first come, first served
used to mean that people will receive something or be dealt with in the order in which they ask or arrive
come out in sympathy with sb
to stop working in order to show your support for other workers who are on strike:
The railway workers came out in sympathy with the miners. (UK!!!!)
come along
If something is coming along, it is developing or improving:
Hassan’s English is really coming along.
to start to exist:
I gave up climbing when my first child came along.
to arrive or appear at a place:
Go now and I’ll come along later.
come in for sth
to receive blame or criticism:
The director has come in for a lot of criticism over his handling of the affair.
come easily/naturally (to somebody)
to be easy for someone to do:
Public speaking does not come easily to most people.
Writing came naturally to her, even as a child.
come up with the goods (also deliver the goods)
(informal) to produce what is wanted:
What they promise sounds impressive enough - let’s see if they come up with the goods.
come between sb
If something comes between two people, it harms their relationship:
Don’t let one little quarrel come between you.
come over
to seem to be a particular type of person:
I watched the interview and felt he came over as quite arrogant. (UK!!!!)
to come to a place, move from one place to another, or move towards someone:
Come over here!
Is your family coming over from Greece for the wedding?
come about
to happen, or start to happen:
How did the problem come about in the first place?
come apart
to separate into several pieces:
I picked up the book and it came apart in my hands.
My boots are coming apart at the seams.
steer clear of sth/sb
to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems:
Her speech steered clear of controversial issues.
They warned their children to steer clear of drugs.
raise (a few / some) eyebrows
to cause surprise or shock:
Jemma’s miniskirt raised a few eyebrows at the board meeting.
get up sb’s nose
(UK informal) to annoy someone:
People who drive like that really get up my nose.
