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"come up with" vs "come across" #1 (permalink) Thu Nov 06, 2008 16:29 pm   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

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ESL/EFL Test #139 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'come'", question 9

It was reported that the Government is expected to ......... stringent norms to prevent "predatory takeovers" of Indian private banks.

(a) come along
(b) come up with
(c) come across
(d) come out

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #139 "Phrasal idioms with the verb 'come'", answer 9

It was reported that the Government is expected to come up with stringent norms to prevent "predatory takeovers" of Indian private banks.

Correct answer: (b) come up with
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"come up with" vs "come across" #2 (permalink) Thu Nov 06, 2008 17:15 pm   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

The correct answer in the test sentence is "come up with".

The expression "come across" has several meanings:
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come across
a. Also, come upon. to find or encounter, esp. by chance:
I came across this picture when I was cleaning out the attic.
We suddenly came upon a deer while walking in the woods.

b. Informal. to make good one's promise, as to pay a debt, do what is expected, etc.:
to come across with the rent.

c. to be understandable or convincing:
The moral of this story doesn't come across.

d. Informal. to make a particular impression; comport oneself:
She comes across as a very cold person.


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"come up with" vs "come across" #3 (permalink) Thu Nov 06, 2008 20:22 pm   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

Yankee wrote:
to make good one's promise.


Hi, Amy

Do you use both expressions: make good on one's promise and make good one's promise? And is there any shade of difference between them?

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"come up with" vs "come across" #4 (permalink) Thu Nov 06, 2008 22:42 pm   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

Good question, Alex.

I'd say there is no difference in AmE other than it sounds a little more formal (and thus less common) to me without the preposition "on".
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"come up with" vs "come across" #5 (permalink) Thu Dec 11, 2008 0:44 am   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

Hello Teachers

What does the phrase "come up with" mean in this sentence?

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"come up with" vs "come across" #6 (permalink) Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:15 am   "come up with" vs "come across"
 

It means to create, formulate, or design a set of rules and regulations.
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