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'Come to' means to occur to someone or enter their mind suddenly. The realization about becoming a teacher spontaneously entered her thoughts. This is different from 'come of' (origin), 'come out' (declare), or 'come on' (encourage).
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'Drum into' means to force someone to learn something through persistent repetition and drilling. The teacher used repetitive methods to ensure permanent memorization. The phrase suggests learning through relentless reinforcement.
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'Come out' means to publicly declare or express one's position or opinion. Her mother unexpectedly announced her support for the party idea. This phrasal verb is used when someone reveals their stance on something.
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The phrase 'come to' means to reach or arrive at a particular state or condition. 'It has come to this' means the situation has reached this (usually bad) point. The preposition 'to' is required after 'come' in this context.
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'Carried away' is a phrasal verb meaning to be transported or removed from a place. In emergency or medical contexts, injured people are 'carried away' (transported) on stretchers. The other prepositions don't form the correct phrasal verb for this meaning.
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'Climb down' is to compromise on one's position or stand.
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'Come of' means to result from or happen as a consequence of something. 'Nothing but trouble will come of this plan' means this plan will only produce trouble as its result. This is the standard idiomatic structure.
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'Count on' is a phrasal verb meaning to rely on or depend on someone or something. 'I know we can count on your cooperation' means we can depend on it. This is a common and standard expression in English.
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'Come out with' means to say or express something, often something surprising, unexpected, or shocking. 'I've never heard her come out with anything like that' means she's never said anything similar before. The structure emphasizes the unexpected nature of her statement.
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'Cough up' is a phrasal verb meaning to reluctantly give or pay something, especially money. 'He won't cough it up' means he refuses to pay the money he owes. This is colloquial English commonly used in informal contexts about payment.
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"carried off" means to handle with success.
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"caved out" means hollowed out
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"carry on" means to continue activity
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"carry out" means to complete activity
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"check out" means to have a look