English Puzzle

Словосочетания со словом come. Страница пять

come in
To finish in a sports contest or other competition.
He came in second in the hundred-yard dash.
To become the fashion; begin to be used.
Swimming trunks for men came in after World War I; before that men used full swim suits.
come into one's own
To receive the wealth or respect that you should have.
John's grandfather died and left him a million dollars; when John is 21, he will come into his own.
With the success of the Model T Ford, the automobile industry came into its own.
come into
To receive, especially after another's death; get possession of.
He came into a lot of money when his father died.
He came into possession of the farm after his uncle died.
come of
To result from.
After all the energy we spent on that advertising campaign, absolutely nothing came of it.
To become of; happen to.
"Whatever came of your son, Peter?"
come off it
get off it
Stop pretending; bragging, or kidding; stop being silly. Used as a command.
"So I said to the duchess..." Jimmy began. "Oh, come off it," the other boys sneered.
Fritz said he had a car of his own. "Oh, come off it," said John. "You can't even drive."
come off second best
To not win first but only second, third, etc. place.
Our home team came off second best against the visitors.
Sue complains that she always comes off second best when she has a disagreement with her husband.
come off with flying colors
through with flying colors
To succeed; triumph.
Добиваться успеха; торжествовать.
John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college.
Джон блестяще сдал выпускные экзамены в колледже.
She approached the job interview confidently and answered all the questions expertly, leaving the panel convinced she would sail through with flying colors.
Она уверенно подошла к собеседованию и квалифицированно ответила на все вопросы, с блеском убедив комиссию в том, что она подходит для этой работы.
The team completed the project ahead of schedule and presented it to the board, receiving praise and approval through with flying colors.
Команда завершила проект раньше срока и с блеском представила его совету директоров, получив похвалу и одобрение.
The team worked tirelessly on the project, and they came off with flying colors during the presentation, impressing both the clients and their manager.
Команда работала над проектом не покладая рук и блестяще справилась с презентацией, произведя впечатление как на клиентов, так и на их менеджера.
come off
To take place; happen.
The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed.
To do well; succeed.
The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people's astonishment.
To be perceived or judged as.
Some people come off quite differently than they really are.