20.06.2014 Views

Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

Commonly-Used Idioms, Sayings and phrasal verbs - Saigontre

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

come through (something)<br />

- to complete a difficult activity successfully, to survive something successfully<br />

Our town came through the big storm with no damage.<br />

come to<br />

- to regain consciousness<br />

The woman came to a few hours after the accident.<br />

come to do/feel (something)<br />

- to begin/learn to do or feel something<br />

At first I disliked the girl but recently I have come to accept her.<br />

come to a bad end<br />

- to have a disaster, to die<br />

The man <strong>and</strong> his family came to a bad end when they moved to the country.<br />

come to a dead end<br />

- to be unable to go any further<br />

We kept driving on the dirt road until we came to a dead end.<br />

come to a head<br />

- to come to a point where a problem must be solved<br />

The issue came to a head <strong>and</strong> everyone was forced to talk about the problem.<br />

come to an end<br />

- to stop, to finish<br />

When the story came to an end both of the children had fallen asleep.<br />

107<br />

Mr_doody2004@yahoo.com

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!