Phrasal Verb Fun

come across with
I had to ask my father seven times, but finally he came across with the
money.
The image here is different from
come across
. You should think of coming
here across a river full of crocodiles with an important package.
Three-word verb
No problem.

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come after
John went after Jane for months, and finally she said yes.
after
means later in time.
First, the escaped prisoner was in the wood, and then the dogs were
there. The dogs were there after the prisoner was.
To
go after
something means to pursue it, to hunt it, to chase it.
Come after has the same idea, but towards me, the speaker.
Jane said, 'John came after me for months, so finally I had to say yes.'
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.
come apart
William was a child who was interested in everything, including his
father's watch. 'It came apart in my hand, Dad. Sorry.'
Dad's watch is now in pieces.
We use
fall apart
similarly, but for much bigger things like buildings, or
empires.
Two-word verb without an object
. No problem.
come at
When the swordsman came at him, Harrison Ford had no choice. He
had to shoot.
At
has the general sense of being 'the same place, the same time'.
It is often more aggressive than
to
. So if somebody comes at me, he
comes right into my face. It sounds hostile, and it is. It means to physically
attack somebody, often suddenly.
The dogs of the house came at him, so Benny the Burglar had to climb a
tree and wait to be rescued by police in the morning.
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.
come between
Between usually means a point in the middle of two things. (Many
teachers and books will tell you that that is the only meaning, and that you
should use 'among' for three or more things. But if you listen and read
carefully you will find that many people break this rule.)
Between the devil and the deep blue sea.

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(Old saying that means 'between two horrible choices')
Jack can't read. He wants to go to university. It's a long way between
here and there.
So come between is simple.
Nothing comes between me and my family. Not my work, not my
hobbies, not the taxman. Nothing.
Inseparable two-word verb
No problem.
come by
I am talking to Hilda on the phone, and she says, 'No problem. I'll come
by tomorrow and give you your Christmas present.' Good. That's
another problem solved.
In space,
by
has the general idea of 'next to' or 'close to'. To come by
means to come by (your house) or come by (your office).
call round
,
come round
,
drop round
,
call by
, and
drop by
all have the same
meaning.
Two-word verb without an object
No problem.