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Come across – find something by accident

          Yesterday I came across my old photos. I haven’t seen them in years.

Come along – accompany someone when going somewhere

We’re going to visit Alice. Want to come along?

Come back – return

I promised my mom to come back home at 3 p.m.

Come off – when something becomes separated or unstuck from another thing

The paint is starting to come off the wall in the kitchen.

Come on! – it can mean an encouragement for someone to do something / it can mean something like “Stop being ridiculous!”

“I don’t want to make a speech. I’m no good at it; everyone will laugh at me.”

“Oh, come on! Don’t be shy. I’m sure you can do it perfectly.”

Come out – appear / to be seen / to leave the inside of a place

          The sun came out yesterday afternoon.

          My cat is hiding under the chair and doesn’t want to come out.

          The newspaper comes out every Monday through Friday.

Come over – come to someone’s house

If you come over tomorrow after school, I’ll give you back your books.

Come through – produce or deliver a result

I thought my favorite basketball team would lose the game, but the offense came through and scored 10 points in the last five minutes.

Come up – appear (often used if a task/responsibility appears unexpectedly, or when a topic appears in a discussion)

I’m sorry I missed your birthday party. Something came up at the last minute, and I couldn’t go.

I thought someone would mention the policy change, but it didn’t come up during the meeting.

Come up with – create / invent something

Every time I ask my son to do something, he always comes up with a list of excuses for why he can’t do it.

Come down with – get ill / to be sick

          Lucy came down with a flue yestrday.

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