comb through
Examine carefully and thoroughly
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comb-cut
Mortified, disgraced, "down on one’s luck."—See CUT.
come
Semen.
come
To come; to lend. Has he come it; has he lent it? To come over any one; to cheat or over reach him. Coming wench; a forward wench, also a breeding woman.
come
A slang verb used in many phrases; "Aint he COMING IT?" i.e., is he not proceeding at a great rate? "Don’t COME TRICKS here," "don’t COME THE OLD SOLDIER over me," i.e., we are aware of your practices, and "twig" your manœuvre. COMING IT STRONG, exaggerating, going ahead, the opposite of "drawing it mild." COMING IT also means informing or disclosing.
come a long way
to make significant progress or improvement
come across
To find or encounter something by chance
come across somebody
Meet or encounter someone by chance
come again
Say that again, I didn't hear or understand.
come alive
become more interesting or exciting
come along
to accompany or follow someone
come and go
Arrive and depart, often in a continuous flow of people or things
come apart at the seams
To fall into a state of chaos or disorder
come around
to change one's opinion or attitude
Come away; poverty's catching. (Aphra Behn)
Association with poor people can lead to poverty
come back from the dead
To recover or become active again after a period of decline or inactivity
come down
to descend or move downward
come down in stair rods
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come down to
to be reduced to a simple fact or decision
come down to earth
Return to reality after being overly optimistic or idealistic
come down to us
be passed down through tradition or history
come first
to be the most important thing
come forward
To publicly share information or reveal oneself
come from a Cracker Jack box
be of very poor quality
come from a good place
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come home
Return to your house; to 'touch one's feelings or interest. I doe now publish my Essayes: which, of all my other workes, have been most currant : for that, as it seems, they come home to men's businesse and bosomes.— BACON: Epistle Dedicatory to the Essays, 1625.
come home by weeping cross
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come home to roost
Consequences of one's actions return to haunt them
come in
To enter.
come in handy
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come in hot
to arrive or start something with a lot of energy or intensity
come inside
A humorously scornful re- mark at one time made to one who was talking jionsense or behaving in a foolish manner.
come into being
To start existing or happening
come into one's own
To reach a stage of success or recognition
come into something
inherit or acquire money or property
come into the world
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come it
To pretend.
come knocking
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come of
originate or result from something
come of age
Mature.
come on
encourages someone to hurry or to do something
come on over
to invite someone to visit one's home
come on strong
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come online
To become available or operational on the internet
come out
to become publicly known or revealed
come out
Said of a young woman after she has been presented at Court, or has entered into society as a "grown up" person. She "comes out into society.
come out in the wash
Become known or resolved eventually
come out of one's shell
Become more confident and sociable
come out of the broom closet
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come out of the closet
To openly reveal a secret or hidden aspect of oneself
come out of the woodwork
To appear or emerge suddenly and unexpectedly, often in large numbers
come out swinging
To start something with energy and aggression
come right
to become correct or proper
come the acid
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come the old soldier
To pretend to be infirm or weak to gain sympathy or avoid duty
come thick and fast
Happen quickly and in large numbers
come through
To succeed or accomplish something
come to
regain consciousness
come to a close
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
come to a head
Reach a critical or decisive point
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