Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-272

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be	out	of To	no	longer	have	something
“Sorry,	but	we	are	out	of
coffee	at	the	moment.”
be	up To	be	at	a	higher	level “The	price	of	gas	is	upagain.”
be	up
To	be	occurring,	especially	in
reference	to	strange	or
noteworthy	events
“Something	is	up;	the	staff
are	all	acting	strange.”
be	up To	be	awake	and	out	of	bed “John’s	not	up	yet.	He’s	stillsleeping.”
be	up
against
To	meet	or	contend	with
difficulties	or	impediments
“I’m	up	against	a	lot	of
competition	these	days.”
be	up	to To	be	someone’s	decision	or
responsibility
“For	now,	the	planning	stage
is	up	to	you.”
be	up	to To	be	in	the	midst	of	doing	or
planning
“I	am	going	to	see	what	the
children	are	up	to.”
be	up	to To	be	capable	of	doing
(something)	competently
“We’ll	have	to	fire	him.	He
isn’t	up	to	the	job.”
	
Phrasal	Verbs	with	come
Phrasal
Verb Definition Example	sentence
come
across To	find	unexpectedly
“I	came	across	that	old	watch	of
mine	when	I	was	cleaning	out	the
drawers.”
come
across
To	give	a	certain
impression	through	the	way
one	acts
“She	comes	across	as	a	really
confident	person.”
To	acquire,	especially “John	has	been	buying	some	flashy