to come about something

  • 1come about — verb come to pass (Freq. 4) What is happening? The meeting took place off without an incidence Nothing occurred that seemed important • Syn: ↑happen, ↑hap, ↑go on, ↑pass off …

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  • 2come about — PHRASAL VERB When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened. [V P through n] Any possible solution to the Irish question can only come about through dialogue... [V P] That came about when we went to Glastonbury… …

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  • 3come clean (with somebody) (about something) — come clean (with sb) (about sth) idiom to admit and explain sth that you have kept as a secret • Isn t it time the government came clean about their plans for education? Main entry: ↑cleanidiom …

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  • 4come at something — ˈcome at sth derived to think about a problem, question, etc. in a particular way Syn: ↑approach • We re getting nowhere let s come at it from another angle. Main entry: ↑comederived …

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  • 5come clean (with someone) (about something) — in. to admit (something) to someone. □ I wish you’d come clean with me about this problem. □ You’re gonna have to come clean eventually …

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  • 6have a thing about something — have a thing about (something) to have a strong opinion about something. I ve always had a thing about fresh raspberries, so now I grow them in my garden. She won t come to the beach with me because she has a thing about getting sand between her… …

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  • 7come of — 1. To be a descendant of 2. To be the consequence of, arise or result from 3. To become of • • • Main Entry: ↑come * * * ˈcome of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come of …

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  • 8come down on something — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… …

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  • 9come down on someone — come down on (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down… …

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  • 10come down on — (someone/something) 1. to criticize someone or something. It seems that if you give an opinion about something, people come down on you. 2. to have an opinion about someone or something. It was hard to know where he would come down on the issue.… …

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