English Vocabulary in Use Upper-intermediate (Unit 93: Expressions with come and go)

Vocabulary

A. Phrasal verbs based on come

Did the meeting you were planning ever come off? [take place]
When do the exam results come out? [be published, made public]
I must tell you about an important point which came up at the meeting. [was raised]
Please come round and see me sometime. [pay an informal visit]
Nothing can come between him and football. [separate, be a barrier between]
I came across a lovely old vase in that junk shop. [found by chance]
How did you come by that bruise / that car? [receive, obtain]
Computer prices have come down recently. [decreased]
Sofia came up with a really good idea to raise money for charity. [thought of / suggested a plan or solution to a problem]

B. Collocations with come to and come into

Come to often refers to the idea of ‘arriving at’. Come into often refers to the idea of starting or acquiring.

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

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

go on: What is going on next door? [happening]
They went on working despite the noise. [continued]
As the weeks went on, things improved. [passed]
You go on, we’ll catch you up later. [go in advance]
He’s always going on at me about my untidy hair. [criticising, complaining]
I wouldn’t like to go through that again. [experience, endure]
Let’s go through the plans once more. [check]
Unfortunately, the business deal we were hoping for did not go through in the end. [was not completed or approved]
He really went for her when she dared to criticise him. [attacked]
Which course have you decided to go for? [choose]
Those shoes don’t go with that dress. [suit, match]

I hope they’ll make a go of the business but they are taking a big risk. [make a success of]
He’s been on the go all day and he’s exhausted. [very busy, on the move]
It goes without saying that we’ll support you. [clear without being said]
Your work is good, as far as it goes. [but is limited or insufficient]
The story goes that they were once very close friends. [It is said that … / It seems that …]
They went to great lengths to keep it a secret. [took a lot of trouble]
The business has gone bankrupt. [not got enough money to pay debts]