come through something— 1. (of a sentiment, opinion, etc.) be seen or felt in smth.: A feeling of sadness comes through his music. 2. recover (from a serious illness); survive smth.: Bill came through his operation as cheerful as ever. 3. live through an upsetting experience; endure smth.: People don’t really appreciate what he had […]
Difference between Come through and Go through
come through— 1. arrive or appear: Her exam results have just come through and she is going to college in Watford. 2. show plainly: This message came through clearly in a discussion with the company’s managers. 3. be received (by radio, etc.): A report came through by telephone that they thought another body had been […]
Difference between Come someone’s way and Go someone’s way
come someone’s way— 1. be met with or encountered: A couple of expressions have only come my way in the last month or so. 2. present itself; become accessible to a person: If a chance of traveling abroad came his way, he would be delighted. 3. agree to smb.’s principles, course of action, etc.: We […]
Difference between Come short of something and Go short of something
come short of something—(also: fall short of something ) be insufficient or inadequate to attain the results intended: The box-office receipts came short of the manager’s expectations. go short of something—deprive oneself of smth.; not have enough of smth.: I don’t want you to go short of money in order to lend me what I […]
Difference between Come short and Come shortly
come short—fail to meet the hopes or expectations: Even those who come short in other ways may justly plead the valor with which they have fought for their country. Note: a) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase come short home—(arch.) return from an expedition, etc., with loss of men; come to […]
Difference between Come round to something and Go round to something
come round to something—(also: come around to something ) 1. visit a place near one’s home: Three guys in my class asked if they could come round to my place to do homework. 2. find time for smth.; deal with smth. (when more important matters have been dealt with): When they had finally came round […]
Difference between Come round and Go round
come round—(also: come around) 1. pay a short visit: Why don’t you come round and see us one evening? 2. take place; happen regularly: The Commonwealth Prime Ministers’ Conference comes round next month. 3. regain consciousness: The girl fainted, but she came round when we threw drops of water on her face. 4. agree to […]
Difference between Come over something and Go over something
come over something—pass or move over smth.: It’s terribly noisy living near the airport, with planes coming over the house all the time. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase overcome something—prevail over smth.; surmount a difficulty, obstacle, etc.: The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed […]
Difference between Come over and Go over
come over— 1. come from a distance (to visit smb.): You really must come over sometime and have dinner with us. 2. (of aircraft) pass overhead: It’s terribly noisy living near the airport with planes coming over all the time. 3. (of a speech, plan, etc.) be received; succeed: How did his latest speech come […]
Difference between Come out on top and Come to the top
come out on top—overcome difficulties; be victorious (over one’s competitors): Although there were a lot of applicants, Henry was the one who came out on top. come to the top— 1. reach the top of a mountain, etc.: The next little excitement was when we came to the top of the Grand Diable. One has […]
Difference between Come out of the blue and Get into a blue
come out of the blue—happen unexpectedly or without warning: Nothing in my life ever came more “out of the blue” than my marriage. get into a blue—(Austral. sl.) get into an argument; start a brawl: Are red-haired people more likely to get into a blue? See also: get one’s blue / get the blues.
Difference between Come out of something and Go out of something
come out of something— 1. leave the place (where smth. has been fixed): The screw was rusty and wouldn’t come out of the wall. 2. (of stains, etc.) disappear; be removed from smth. (with cleaning): Do you think these ink-marks will come out of my dress if I boil it? go out of something— 1. […]