| come a cropper |
(informal) to suffer a failure or fiasco. [2 definitions] |
| come about |
to happen (used to refer to the sequence of events that leads up to something happening). |
| come across |
to discover or find by chance. |
| come along |
to join others in going somewhere. [4 definitions] |
| come apart |
to separate, or to allow for separation. |
| come around |
to regain consciousness; revive. [3 definitions] |
| come back |
to return. [5 definitions] |
| come between |
to break or disturb the relationship between (two people). |
| come clean |
(informal) to admit the truth. |
| come down |
to move to a lower place or position, esp. to the ground or to a lower floor. [9 definitions] |
| come down on |
to scold or criticize. |
| come down to |
of a thing, to have (something) as its central cause, fundamental essence, or core significance. [2 definitions] |
| come down with |
to become ill with (a cold, influenza, or some other illness). |
| come forward |
to present oneself to the police or other authority and offer evidence, or to offer oneself as a volunteer for a task. |
| come from |
to have (a particular place) as your first home or place of birth. |
| come home to roost |
of an action or actions, to return or rebound against the doer; boomerang. |
| come in |
to enter a room or a building. [4 definitions] |
| come into being |
to begin existence. |
| come off |
to become detached, removed, or cleaned away from a surface. [6 definitions] |
| come on |
used to urge or order someone to do something, especially to come forward, come along, or hurry up. [7 definitions] |