He reached forward and took her hands, and if Mrs. Vivian had come in she would have seen him kneeling at her daughter's feet. Vicars' wives had come and gone, but all had submitted, some after a brief struggle, to old Mrs. Wurzel's sway. This wasn't at all what he meant to say, and it sounded very ridiculous; but somehow the words wouldn't come straight. Top Definitions Quiz Examples come with the territory.
Bikes come in all shapes and sizes V in n The wallpaper comes in black and white only. Major's reply came as a complete surprise to the House of Commons V as n to n The arrest has come as a terrible shock.
Finally in the programme, we come to the news that the American composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein, has died V to n That is another matter altogether. And we shall come to that next. If you say that someone got what was coming to them, you mean that they deserved the punishment or bad experience that they have had. But knowing such things isn't much help when it comes to shopping and eating Any possible solution to the Irish question can only come about through dialogue V P through n That came about when we went to Glastonbury last year V P Thus it came about that, after many years as an interior designer and antiques dealer, he combined both businesses.
V P as n He came across very, very well. V P adv come along. No sense in your standing around. I waited a long time until a script came along that I thought was genuinely funny V P It was lucky you came along. Pentagon spokesman Williams says those talks are coming along quite well V P adv How's Ferguson coming along?
V P Quite a lot of people came round to the house. It looks like they're coming around to our way of thinking V P to n She will eventually come round. I hope still to be in the side when the World Cup comes around next year. V P come at phrasal verb If a person or animal comes at you, they move towards you in a threatening way and try to attack you.
He maintained that he was protecting himself from Mr Cox, who came at him with an axe. V P n with n, Also V P n come back. V P to n When I thought about it, it all came back. I'm glad hats are coming back. Just write it down for the minute. V P pl-n come by phrasal verb To come by something means to obtain it or find it.
How did you come by that cheque? V P n come down. The cold rain came down V P come down on. Listen to the programme to find out why. Li's cat video has gone viral. Will she be happy about it? Learn an expression from the internet age. Is Feifei's designer shawl a solution to her problems with Lisa? Listen to the programme to find out.
Rob's very expensive shirt is ruined! Who will pay for it? Feifei has a thing or two to learn from the ducks in the park. So do you. Listen to the programme. Cars that run on air? Sounds too good to be true. But Li thinks they're the future and wants to invest in a company that makes them. Will she lose her money? Is this butter for a cake, for toast or Finn and Feifei explain. Rob challenges Helen to a word game about a funny-sounding phrase.
But what has it got to do with frogs? Feifei doesn't like Rob's cooking. But Rob wants Feifei to try his dumplings and promises 'the proof is in the pudding'. What does he mean? Business homepage Business English at Work intermediate Business.
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Summary Sometimes there are things you have to expect in a certain situation or position and there's a phrase to describe this. Neil Do you know someone asked me for an autograph the other day? Feifei Your autograph! People want to take a selfie with me, buying me presents, me at the Oscars winning awards, fans everywhere, cameras flashing… Feifei Neil, Neil wake up — I think he's daydreaming.
People will use this expression when describing a negative aspect of an action or thing. For instance, if you are an auto mechanic, you might say getting your hands dirty comes with the territory. This expression originated in the s. It originally applied to sales territories. Traveling salesman had to accept the negative aspects of their sales area.
This is because the negative parts of the area could not be removed from the overall area. If the salesperson wanted to make sales, he had to do his best to deal with any problems present in his territory.
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