come to nothing
Fail or have no result
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come to nought
To fail or come to nothing
come to one's senses
Regain consciousness or rational thinking after a shock or confusion
come to oneself
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come to papa
to come into someone's possession or control
come to pass
Happen or occur as expected or predicted
come to power
Gain control or authority over a government or organization
come to someone's aid
To help or assist someone in need
come to someone's rescue
Help someone in a difficult situation
come to terms
Accept and deal with a difficult situation
come to terms with
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come to think of it
to realize or remember something when you think about it
come to time
to become relevant or important
come true
Happen or become real as expected or desired
come unhinged
to become completely upset or lose control
come unstuck
to fail or come apart
come up
to appear or be mentioned
come up and bite
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come up roses
To have a successful outcome
come up with
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come up with snake eyes
to roll two ones on a pair of dice
come up with something
Common English phrase; full definition pending editorial review.
come what may
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come with the territory
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
comedy gold
a situation or person that is very funny or entertaining
comedy of errors
A series of hilarious mistakes and mishaps
Comet Wine
A term denoting wine of superior quality. A notion prevailed that the grapes of "comet years," i.e. years lin which remarkable comets appear, are better in flavour than those of other years.
comfort girl
a woman forced into prostitution, especially during wartime
comfort woman
A woman forced into prostitution, especially during wartime
comfort zone
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
comfortable in one's own skin
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
comfortably off
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
coming and going
Completely confused or disoriented
coming into the world
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
coming right up
Something will be done or provided immediately.
command and control
System of giving and taking orders
Command Night
In theatrical parlance, a night on which a certain play is performed by Royal command.
command performance
An event or performance held at the request of a high-ranking person
commemoration
The end of Lent term at Oxford, when honorary degrees are conferred and certain prizes given, and when men have friends "up."
Commendation Ninepence
This was a bent silver nmepenny piece, commonly used in the 17th century as a love-token, giver and receiver saying, "To my love, from my love." Some- times the coin was broken, each keeping a part.
commission
A shirt.—Ancient Cant. Italian, CAMICIA.
commister
A chaplain or clergyman.—Originally Old Cant.
commode
A woman's head dress.
commodity
A woman's commodity; the private parts of a modest woman, and the public parts of a prostitute.
Common fame is seldom to blame. (Strauss 1998, p. 662)
Public opinion is often correct
common ground
Shared interests or experiences that unite people
common or garden variety
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Common Pleas
Civil actions at law brought by one subject against another — not by the Crown against a subject. The Court of Common Pleas was for the trial of civil (not capital) offences; in 1875 it was abolished, and in 1880 it was represented by the Common Pleas Division and merged in the King's Bench Division.
common purse
Shared financial resources among individuals or groups
common run
ordinary or usual experience
common sense
Natural intelligence ; good, sound, practical sense; general sagacity. Formerly the expression denoted a supposed internal sense held to be common to all five senses, or one that acted as a bond or con- necting medium for them.
common sense is not so common
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
common touch
Ability to relate to ordinary people
commons
The house of commons; the necessary house.
commons
The allowance of anything sent out of the buttery or kitchen. "A COMMONS of bread," or "of cheese," for instance.—University. SHORT COMMONS (derived from the University slang term), a scanty meal, a scarcity.
Commonwealth of Australia
It was so named in 1770 by Captain Cook from its fancied resemblance from the sea to the northern shores of the Bristol Channel. The famous penal settlement of Botany Bay was founded there in 1787, five miles south of the present city of Sydney, itself named after Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney, at that time secretary of state in charge of colonial affairs.
communazi
Communist.
communazism
Communism.
Companion Ladder
The ladder leading from the poop to the main deck, also the staircase from the deck to a cabin.
Companions of Jehu
The Chouans (q.v.) were so called, from a fanciful analogy between their self-imposed task and that appointed to Jehu, on being set over the kingdom of Israel. Jehu was to cut off Ahab and Jezebel, with all their house, and all the priests of Baal. The Chouans were to cut off all who assassinated Louis XVI, and see that his brother (Jehu} was placed on the throne.
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