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safe and soundHaving come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.Rate it:

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break upTo break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.Rate it:

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come up withTo invent, create, or think of.Rate it:

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fall outTo come out of something by falling.Rate it:

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hail fromto be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as one's birth place or residenceRate it:

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come cleanTo confess; admit.Rate it:

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all things come to those who wait(dated) A patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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blow offTo shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.Rate it:

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come aboutTo tack; to change tack; to maneuver the bow of a sailing vessel across the wind so that the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other; to position a boat with respect to the wind after tacking.Rate it:

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come acrossTo find, usually by accident.Rate it:

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come backTo return to a place.Rate it:

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come downTo descend.Rate it:

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come down withTo contract or get; to show symptoms of a minor illness.Rate it:

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come fromTo be derived from.Rate it:

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come offTo become detached.Rate it:

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come outTo end up or result.Rate it:

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come outTo walk onto the field at the beginning of an innings.Rate it:

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come shortFail to meet (expectations or standards)Rate it:

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come throughTo survive.Rate it:

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come toTo recover consciousness after fainting etc.Rate it:

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come upTo appear before a judge or court.Rate it:

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come upTo come to a higher position.Rate it:

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get wetTo come into contact with water or another liquid.Rate it:

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hammer outTo come to an agreement after much arguing.Rate it:

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when two sundays come together"When two Sundays come together/ meet" is used to talk about a situation that never occurs as two Sundays can never meet.Rate it:

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wie bittesorry?, pardon?, come again?, excuse me?, I beg your pardon?Rate it:

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come alongTo accompany.Rate it:

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come onAn expression of disbelief.Rate it:

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come downTo recover from drug-induced euphoria.Rate it:

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come to lightTo become known; to be revealed.Rate it:

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figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.Rate it:

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it ain't over 'til the fat lady singsThere are more developments yet to come.Rate it:

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of lateIn the recent past; recently; lately.Rate it:

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come onA statement or sometimes action reflecting sexual or relational interest.Rate it:

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come alongTo progress; to make progress.Rate it:

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come byTo come near to; to pass.Rate it:

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come down toTo depend upon, basically, ultimately or in essence.Rate it:

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come inOf a broadcast, such as radio or television, to have a strong enough signal to be able to be received well.Rate it:

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come on toTo make a romantic or sexual advance to; to hit on.Rate it:

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come roundTo recover consciousness.Rate it:

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come toTo befall; to affect; to happen to; to come upon.Rate it:

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come to terms withTo resolve a conflict with.Rate it:

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come upTo come towards, to approach.Rate it:

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come upTo begin to feel the effects of a recreational drug.Rate it:

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come uponTo befall; to affect; to happen to.Rate it:

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good things come to those who waitA patient seeker will be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.Rate it:

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throw dirt enough, and some will stickIf enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say Rate it:

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damp squibAnything that doesn’t work properly, or fails to come up to expectations..Rate it:

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come againCould you repeat that? Repeat that please. a polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been saidRate it:

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a lie has no legsYou can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.Rate it:

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