come for something—arrive to collect smth.: You’ve come for my money, haven’t you! No one can have it! go for something— 1. have a liking for smth.: I don’t go for horror films, and I can’t understand why anyone likes them. 2. be sold for a specified amount of money: The house went for just […]
Difference between Come for someone and Go for someone
come for someone—(coll.) rush forward with the object of attacking a person: As I opened the gate a great black dog came for me. go for someone— 1. = come for someone: Our dog went for the postman again this morning, he’ll get us into trouble. 2. (coll.) approve of or support a person: Will […]
Difference between Come easy to someone and Go easy on someone
come easy to someone—(of skills, money, etc.) be mastered or gained easily without much exertion: She has a natural talent for learning, and it comes easy to her. Cf.: easy come, easy go—used to say that smth. you get easily can be lost as easily: Several recessions taught me that unless you are disciplined about […]
Difference between Come down with something and Go down with something
come down with something— 1. provide money or information: We need not worry. The firm will come down with the money. 2. be taken ill with a disease: The good Deacon almost feared he was about to come down with a fever. Note: The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase come up […]
Difference between Come down to the wire and Come under the wire
come down to the wire —(also: go down to the wire) continue to the very last moment or the very end: The game came down to the wire with the Eckerd defense stopping the Owls in the final minutes. come under the wire —(also: go under the wire) 1. be at the finishing-line of a […]
Difference between Come down to something and Go down to something
come down to something— 1. be reduced to its real meaning: The whole matter comes down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. 2. be reduced to a humble position: He finally came down to selling matches on street corners. 3. get down to smth.; examine smth.: When we come down […]
Difference between Come down to earth and Go to earth
come down to earth—(also: come back to earth) stop daydreaming; return to practical realities (especially unpleasant): Now, Virgie, come down to earth and give me the low-down. What’s happened to Mrs. Bedford’s diamonds? go to earth—(also: go to ground) go into hiding; put oneself out of sight: The policeman … turned back to assist his […]
Difference between Come down on someone like a ton of bricks and Hit someone like a ton of bricks
come down on someone like a ton of bricks—(coll.) reprimand or punish a person severely: If I find you misbehaving, I’ll come down on you like a ton of bricks. hit someone like a ton of bricks—(coll.) make a person feel an unpleasant emotion very strongly: He said something that sounded innocent to him, but […]
Difference between Come down on someone and Come down to someone
come down on someone— 1. demand smth. firmly from a person: Things looked good until the State came down on me for sales tax. 2. reprimand or criticize a person severely: Many people came down on me for publishing my book. come down to someone—be passed on to smb.: This photo, which came down to […]
Difference between Come down in the last shower and Come out in the wash
come down in the last shower—(Irish coll., usually negat.) be naive and gullible: I’m sorry to disappoint you, if you expect me to take your work seriously, but unfortunately for you I didn’t come down in the last shower. come out in the wash— 1. (of the truth) be revealed or become clear later: The […]
Difference between Come down and Go down
come down— 1. collapse; fall: Several trees came down in last night’s storm. 2. (of a plane) be destroyed: Three of the enemy planes came down in the battle. 3. (of a plane) land: The plane came down safely in spite of the mist. 4. (of prices) be reduced: Prices are much more likely to […]
Difference between Come by something and Go by something
come by something— 1. obtain smth. (that is hard to get): Jobs were not so easy to come by when I was a boy. 2. happen to get smth. by accident: How did you come by that scratch on your cheek? go by something— 1. act according to smth.: If we go by instructions, we […]