to come to
to come to: to regain consciousness; to equal, to amount to
Examples of TO COME TO
- At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to.
- o The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.
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to come about
to come about: to happen Examples of TO COME ABOUT I didn’t find any explanation in the newspaper about how the political coup came about. The flood came about as a result of the heavy winter rains
to set out
to set out: to start traveling toward a place; to arrange or display neatly Examples of TO SET OUT We set out for the top of the mountain at dawn. Unfortunately, as we set off, it started to snow heavily, so we decided to head out again later. The children tried to set out the…
to keep track of
to keep track of: to keep or maintain a record of; to remember the locationof Examples of TO KEEP TRACK OF We’re going to keep track of your sales figures, to determine how much of a bonus you’ll receive. The manager didn’t expect how many projects he would be given and expected to keep track…
under the weather
under the weather: not feeling well, sick Examples of UNDER THE WEATHER Sara coughed and apologized for being under the weather, even though everyone gets sick sometimes. My boss sent me home because I was under the weather and he didn’t want anyone else to catch whatever I had.
had better
had better: should, ought to, be advisable to Examples of HAD BETTER “You had better tell me what’s going on!” the suspicious father demanded. “Stephanie had better confess to stealing the candy,” Nancy thought, “or I might get in trouble!”
a sore point/spot
a sore point/spot: a subject which someone would prefer not to talk about because it makes them angry or embarrassedExamples Try not to mention baldness while he’s here – it’s a sore spot for him. Annual running operation now comes to $5.4 million, a sore point in Parliament.