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  • 21Come Buy My Nice Fresh Ivy — is a Christmas Carol which originated in Ireland. The music is O Carolan s Lament (Irish: Uaill Cuma ui Cearballain), by Turlough O Carolan. The lyrics were written by John Keegan (1809 1849). They were published originally in the first edition… …

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  • 22come 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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  • 23come adrift — british phrase to become separated from something Somehow the picture hook had come adrift from the wall. Thesaurus: to be separated from somethingsynonym Main entry: adrift * * * come adrift chiefly Brit : to become loose or unattached …

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  • 24come down to … — ˌcome ˈdown (from…) (to…) derived to come from one place to another, usually from the north of a country to the south, or from a larger place to a smaller one Main entry: ↑comederived …

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  • 25come down to somebody — ˌcome ˈdown (to sb) derived to have come from a long time in the past • The name has come down from the last century. Main entry: ↑comederived …

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  • 26come back — {v.}, {informal} 1. To reply; answer. * /The lawyer came back sharply in defense of his client./ * /No matter how the audience heckled him, the comedian always had an answer to come back with./ 2. To get a former place or position back, reach… …

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  • 27come back — {v.}, {informal} 1. To reply; answer. * /The lawyer came back sharply in defense of his client./ * /No matter how the audience heckled him, the comedian always had an answer to come back with./ 2. To get a former place or position back, reach… …

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  • 28come-on — come ons N COUNT A come on is a gesture or remark which someone, especially a woman, makes in order to encourage another person to make sexual advances to them. [INFORMAL] The image Sue projected was both a come on and a challenge to every man in …

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  • 29come of something — ˈcome of/from sth derived to be the result of sth • I made a few enquiries, but nothing came of it in the end. • come of something doing sth That comes of eating too much! Main entry: ↑come …

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  • 30come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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