come with? out on this?
I don't somehow think that magically you can come with some sort of a law one way or the other that will stop terrible things from happening. But what the law can do is it can help describe the narrative of what has happened in the past and hopefully -- but the jury's out on this -- also prevent future things from happening.

1. you can come with a law ---does it make sense? Don't you say "come up with", not "come with"?

2. "but the jury's out on this" - what does "out on something" mean?
---------------------------------------what does "this" refer to?

Thank you so much.

Question

come with? out on this?
I don't somehow think that magically you can come with some sort of a law one way or the other that will stop terrible things from happening. But what the law can do is it can help describe the narrative of what has happened in the past and hopefully -- but the jury's out on this -- also prevent future things from happening.

1. you can come with a law ---does it make sense? Don't you say "come up with", not "come with"?

2. "but the jury's out on this" - what does "out on something" mean? 
---------------------------------------what does "this" refer to?

Thank you so much.

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eiramm,

It's fine the way it is. "Come" is used in the sense of "arrive on the scene."  It fits the concept of magically producing something.
I don't think that magically you can arrive on the scene with some sort of a law.....

the jury....the one who will decide (the public or common opinion)

the jury is out (idiom)...something has not yet been decided or has not yet become clear.

jury's out on this......the jury is deliberating on this; the jury has not yet come to a decision on whether a law can prevent future things from happening.

this = also prevent future things from happening.

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You can say 'come up with' or 'come out with'. These are phrasal verbs, and the preposition after the verb has changed its meaning.
'Come up with' means that an idea has been created.
'Come out with' Means that something has been said/published/announced.

'The jury's out' refers to when a jury must come to a conclusion in court, they are out of the room. When they are back in the room, the decision has been made. So to say the jury is out, means that no conclusion has been reached.

Hope that helps.

Anna :-)

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1) You're right, it should be "come up with".

2) It literally means the jury has not come back with a verdict. In other words, there is no conclusion about the benefits of this law yet.

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