Vocabulary
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Make, assemble or produce something quickly, without much care(separable)
“They COBBLED a few pages TOGETHER and submitted it.”
Ruin or spoil something(separable)
“It was so easy, but he managed to COCK everything UP.”
Fill an area with colour/color(separable)
“She drew a figure and COLOURED IT IN.”
Blush
“He COLOURED (COLORED) UP when he was caught stealing from the till.”
Happen, occur
“The meeting CAME ABOUT because both sides were sick of fighting.”
Find by accident(inseparable)
“I CAME ACROSS my old school reports when I was clearing out my desk.”
Accompany
“COME ALONG, we’ll never get there if you don’t keep up with us.”
Break into pieces
“It CAME APART when I tried to lift it off the floor and I had to glue it back together.”
Recover consciousness
“It took several hours after the operation before he CAME AROUND.”
Agree with or accept something you had previously disapproved of or disliked
“They have started COMING AROUND TO our way of thinking and are less hostile.”
Return
“I left work and CAME BACK home early.”
Appear in court charged with a crime or offence(inseparable)
“He CAME BEFORE the court on charges of speeding.”
Visit(inseparable)
“I'll COME BY after work and see if you need any help.”
Rain
“Just look at the rain COMING DOWN!”
Criticise heavily(inseparable)
“The management really CAME DOWN ON him for losing the contract.”
Amount to, be the most important aspect(inseparable)
“It all COMES DOWN TO a question of who tries hardest.”
Criticise, reprimand severely(inseparable)
“They will COME DOWN UPON us if we are late.”
Fall ill(inseparable)
“She CAME DOWN WITH a virus.”
Appear
“The draft proposal CAME FORTH in April.”
Provide information(inseparable)
“None of the witnesses CAME FORTH WITH an accurate description of the gang.”
Country or town where you were born(inseparable)
“She COMES FROM Somalia.”
Arrive or land (for flights)
“The plane CAME IN at two-thirty in the morning.Place or ranking in a competition, etc.”
Receive (criticism or praise)(inseparable)
“Jack\'s COME IN FOR quite a lot of criticism of late.”
Be important or relevant(inseparable)
“Money doesn't COME INTO it; I simply will not do it under any circumstances.”
