COME
Come up
I've got to go - something has just come up at home and I'm needed there.
Fall for
Be captivated by or fall in love with someone.
She always falls for older men.
Get at
1. Reach
it's difficult to get at the screws.
To imply/indicate/suggest.
What are you getting at?
Give up
Stop trying.
You'll never guess the answer - do you give up?
Break down
Sometimes I feel I'm going to break down and cry.
His van broke down.
Come over
Appear/pay a visit to someone's house.
Ron came over for dinner the other night.
Fall out with
Quarrel with somebody and stop being friends
She'd fallen out with her boyfriend over his ex-girlfriend.
Get down to
Start working seriously.
It's time we got down to some real work.
Give off
Produce a particular smell, sound etc.
The gardenia gives off a strong fragrance.
Break out
1. When something unpleasant like a war or disease begins
Fighting has broken out all over the city.
2. Escape
A prisoner broke out of his cell.
Come around
1. Change opinion
He’ll come around to my point of view eventually.
2. Regain consciousness
She hasn’t come around yet.
Fall behind
To fail to do something fast enough or on time.
He was ill for six weeks and fell behind with his schoolwork.
Get by
Manage with difficulty to live or accomplish something.
He had just enough money to get by.
Give away
His strangely shaped feet gave him away.
Catch on
1. Understand
I caught on to what it was the guy was saying.
2. Become popular
I wonder if the game will ever catch on with young people?
Come up with
Think of an idea, solution
We'll think about a present for her and see what we can come up with.
Fall back on (sth)
To use in an emergency or as a last resort
When the business failed, we had to fall back on our savings.
Get (sth) across
Successfully communicate information.
We tried to get our point across, but he just wouldn't listen.
Give out
1. Become exhausted.
The battery gave out.
2. distribute
"I've been giving out leaflets"
Bear out
Support or confirm the truth.
His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts.
Come off
Happen as planned/succeed
What if their plan doesn’t come off?
Fall through
Fail
We found a buyer for our house, but then the sale fell through.
Get on for
Approach a certain age, time etc...
She must be getting on for seventy.
Give in
Surrender.
She wouldn't give in until she received a full apology.
Go off
1. Stop working
The lights went off in several villages because of the storm.
2. Food goes bad
This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it's gone off?
3. To leave a place
She's gone off on holiday with Tony.