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imagine how this state of affairs came about. b Nautical tack,
go about: After the marker, come about and hoist the spinnaker.
5 come across. a find, discover, encounter, meet (up or up
with), run across or into, happen or chance upon or on, hit or
light on or upon, stumble upon or on, Colloq bump into: I came
across some information about Charles. b pay (up), settle;
yield, give up, submit: Frank owes me money but refuses to come
across. c be communicated or understandable, penetrate, sink
in: I am not sure that my points came across. 6 come along.
fare, do, progress, move along: How is William coming along at
his new school? 7 come apart. disintegrate, crumble, fall or
fly to pieces, separate, break (apart or up or down): The
carburettor came apart in my hands. 8 come at. attack, assault,
charge, rush (at), fly at, descend upon or on, Colloq go or make
for: She came at me waving her umbrella. 9 come by. a
acquire, obtain, get, procure, secure, find, take or get
possession of, get or lay hold of, get or lay or put (one's)
hands or US also fingers on; be given: The tax inspector
wondered how she came by such valuable property. b win, earn,
attain; be awarded: I came by that trophy fair and square. 10
come clean. See clean, 8, above. 11 come down on or upon.
pounce on or upon, rebuke, criticize, revile, reprimand, bear
down on, blame: Mother really came down on us when she
discovered who had taken the pie. 12 come down with. succumb to,
contract, catch, be stricken or afflicted with, acquire: He's
come down with pneumonia. 13 come in. a win, succeed; Colloq
finish (in the money): My horse came in. b be, prove, turn out
or prove to be: Knowing someone on the council can come in
handy. c finish, end up, arrive: Donald came in first in the
backstroke. d enter: Don't come in, I'm dressing. 14 come
off. a occur, happen, come to pass, take place , Loosely
transpire: I doubt that the performance will ever come off. b
emerge, result as: We came off the winners in Saturday's game.
15 come out. a be revealed, become public or known or common
knowledge, get about or around, get or leak out, emerge: The
story has come out that he tried to bribe the inspector. b be
published or issued or produced or distributed, be shown, be in
print, premiŠre: The new edition of the dictionary has just
come out. c end, conclude, turn out, terminate, finish: How
did the chess match come out? 16 come over. a go over,
communicate, come across, be communicated, succeed, be received:
How did my speech come over? b affect, influence, possess: I
can't imagine what's come over Louis. c visit, drop or stop by