Come and go – C2 VB list
Come and go – C2 Verb list
When he came to he couldn’t remember much about the accident.
To come to – to regain consciousness
The pizzeria round the corner has gone bankrupt, apparently.
To go bankrupt – to become unable to pay one’s costs and debts
There have been all sorts of goings-on at the Town Hall.
Goings-on – dubious, suspicious, corrupt or mysterious happenings, behaviour or procedures.
Do you want a go?
= Do you want to have a turn / to try sth?
He’ll go to any lengths to avoid paying his share of the costs.
go to any lengths – do anything and everything possible
Enjoy yourself this evening – but don’t go wild!
go wild = be excessive in what you do, go over the top!
My money just goes up in smoke.
= Gets spent and somehow just disappears.
go up in smoke – come to nothing, disappear; get destroyed by fire
That’s my promotion gone west.
= Out of the question now, after sth else happened and changed someone’s view of you
go west – informal – be lost
This has all come about because she changed her email address. to come about – to happen
As far as Martha’s concerned, her children always come first.
To come first – to be one’s top priority. say / explain / realise / understand where someone’s coming from = what someone’s particular attitude / opinion / prejudice / aim / interest is
We both left the firm, but I came off worse than he did.
come off worse – suffer more physically, professionally, or mentally etc