Complete English Grammar Rules_ Examples, Exceptions, Exercises, and Everything You Need to Master Proper Grammar ( PDFDrive )-271

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be	about	to doing	something	in	the
immediate	future
call	you.”
be	after
(someone)
To	be	hunting,	looking	for,
and/or	chasing	after	(someone)
“The	police	are	after	a	man
who	robbed	a	bank
yesterday.”
be	after
(something)
To	want	(something)	from
someone
“He’s	being	so	nice	to	me
these	days.	He	is	after
something,	for	sure.”
be	down	to
To	have	an	amount	of
something	reduced	to	a	lower	or
minimal	number
“After	months	of	dieting,	I
am	down	to	190	pounds.”	
“I	am	down	to	my	last
dollar.”
be	down	to To	be	the	result	of	or	primarily
caused	by	something
“A	large	number	of	diseases
are	down	to	genetic	traits.”
be	down
with
To	be	suffering	from,	as	a
disease	or	illness
“I	can’t	go	to	work	today
because	I	am	down	with	the
flu.”
be	in To	be	present	in	a	givenlocation
“I’m	afraid	Molly	is	not	in	at
the	moment.”	
“I	will	let	you	know	as	soon
as	the	doctor	is	in.”
be	into
To	like	something	very	much;
to	be	particularly	enthusiastic
about	something
“I’m	really	into	this	band
right	now.”
be	over To	be	finished,	ended,	orcomplete
“The	worst	is	over.	He
should	start	to	recover	in	a
few	days.”	
“It’s	over	between	us;	we
can’t	see	each	other
anymore.”