The magazine comes out once a month.
My new book comes out in August.
If you 'come on to' a particular topic or idea, you start discussing it.
Can we come on to the subject of parking?
Before we come on to that, does anybody have any comments?
If you 'come across' something, you find it by accident.
I came across these old photos when I was cleaning out my cupboard.
She came across Richard in the middle of Oxford.
If a feeling 'comes over you', it affects you, often in an uncharacteristic way.
I'm sorry for shouting. I don't know what came over me.
A look of pleasure came over her face.
7. If a problem or situation 'comes up' it happens. (We can also say 'crops up'.)
A big problem came up at work.
Something has come up and I can't meet you.
If you 'come up with' a plan or idea, you think of it or suggest it.
Peter came up with a good idea today.
Can anybody come up with a solution?
If somebody 'comes across' as having a particular characteristic, they have given you the impression that they are like this.
When you first meet Susan, she comes across as a shy person but in fact she is quite self-confident.
Do you know that you come across as very arrogant?
When you are talking about the results of a situation, you can talk about what 'comes of' the situation.
I'll let you know what comes of the meeting.
No great harm came from it.
If an event or action 'comes off', it is successful or effective.
I hope this high risk strategy comes off for us.
I don't think it is going to come off.
If an idea 'comes upon' you, it develops without your really being aware of it.
The idea came upon me when I was out walking the dog.
I came upon the solution by pure chance.
Phrasal Verbs with Down 1
If you 'lie down' you go for a rest on a bed or a sofa.
You look exhausted. Lie down for a while.
I lie down for ten minutes after lunch every day.
If you 'slow down', you go less quickly than before.
As I have got older, I seem to have slowed down and to be able to get through less work.
Production has slowed down compared with last year.
If you 'calm down', you stop being angry or excited.
He got very angry at first but laughed about it when he had calmed down a bit.
You need to calm down. You are much too emotional.
If someone or something needs to 'cool down', they are too hot.
I am going to take a shower to cool myself down a bit.
The coffee is too hot to drink. Let it cool down a bit.
If you 'cut down' something, it can mean that you reduce the number.
We need to cut down our workforce by 500 people.
You should cut down the number of cigarettes you smoke.
