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114 Come on strong
(2010-01-11 05:10:43)
114Comeonstrong(PW)overwhelmwithexcessivelystronglanguageorpersonalityThecarsalesmancameonstrongandangeredmywife.(free)adv1.Informalinastrongway;effectivelygoingstrongcomeonstrongtomakeaforcefulorexaggeratedimpression(dictionary)—Idiomcomeonstrong,Slang.tobehaveinanaggressive,ardent,orflamboyantmanner:Whenyou'reinterviewedforthejob,don'tcomeontoostrong.(your)comeonstrong.Behaveorspeakinanaggressi...[閱讀全文]
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113 Come off it
(2010-01-10 04:19:22)
113Comeoffit(PW)stopkidding,boastingormakingbelieveHerbertsaidhewastheonlyonewhocoulddothejob.Itoldhimtocomeoffit.(free)comeoffit(spoken)stopsayingordoingthatComeoffit,Pete,there'snoreasontobescaredofaskingherforadate.(usingEnglish)Meaning:Idon'tbelievewhatyou'resaying;usedasanimperativeExample:COMEOFFIT;tellmethetruthforgoodness'sake.(dictionary)Stopactingorspeakingfoolishlyorpretentiously,asinOh...[閱讀全文]
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112 Come hell or high water
(2010-01-10 04:18:58)
112Comehellorhighwater(PW)nomatterwhathappensComehellorhighwater,I’llforsurebeatthatmeeting.(free)comehellorhighwater-inspiteofallobstacles;"we'llgotoTibetcomehellorhighwater"nomatterwhathappens,whatevermaycome(usingEnglish)Ifsomeonesaysthey'lldosomethingcomehellorhighwater,theymeanthatnothingwillstopthem,nomatterwhathappens.(PhraseFinder)MeaningAnygreatdifficultyorobstacle.OriginTheder...[閱讀全文]
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111 Come clean
(2010-01-09 06:18:20)
111Comeclean(PW)tellthetruthIcamecleanwhenIknewIwascaughtinalie.(MW)comeclean:totellthewholestory:confess(free)comecleanInformaltomakearevelationorconfession(usingEnglish)Ifsomeonecomescleanaboutsomething,theyadmittodeceitorwrongdoing.(PhraseFinder)Tomakeafulldisclosure;toconfess.Origin'Comeclean'originatedintheUSAineitherthelate19thorearly20thcentury.TheearliestexamplethatIhavefoundofitinprintisf...[閱讀全文]
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110 Come apart at the seams
(2010-01-09 06:17:51)
110Comeapartattheseams(PW)beupsetandlosecontrolIalmostcameapartattheseamswhenIsawthetaxicabhitmycar.(free)comeapartattheseamstobeinabadconditionandabouttofailorlosecontrolLargesegmentsoftheworldeconomyseemtobecomingapartattheseams.Etymology:fromtheideathatwhentheseams(placeswheretwopiecesofmaterialaresewntogether)inclothingcomeapart,itcannolongerbeused(thesaurus)loseone'scool[閱讀全文]
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109 Come across
(2010-01-09 06:00:36)
109Comeacross(PW)findormeetbychanceIfyoucomeacrossanypicturesofmyfriendsfromhighschool,letmeknow.(MW)MainEntry:comeacross,intransitiveverbDate:18781:togiveoverorfurnishsomethingdemanded;especially:topayovermoney
2:toproduceanimpression
3:comethrough2MainEntry:comethroughFunction:intransitiveverbDate:19141:todowhatisneededorexpected
2:tobecomecommunicated(free)1.Tomeetorfindbychance:cam...[閱讀全文]
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108 Come a long way
(2010-01-09 06:00:05)

108Comealongway(PW)makegreatprogressHecamealongwayinhisrecoveryfromsurgery.
(free)comealongwaytomakealotofprogressandimprovementThefive-memberrockgrouphascomealongwaysincerecordingitsfirstalbum.Computergraphicshavecomealongwayinthelastfewyears.
(dictionary)comealongwayMakeconsiderableprogressorimprovement,asinThat'sgood,Robyou'vecertainlycomealongway.Thisusage,whichtransfersthe"distance"of...[閱讀全文]
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107 Coast is clear
(2010-01-07 11:21:08)
107Coastisclear(PW)Noenemyisinsight.Takethepresentoutoftheclosetwhenthecoastisclear.(free)Thereisnovisibledanger.I'mgoingtostayhiddenhereuntilthecoastisclear.Youcancomeoutofyourhidingplacenow.Thecoastisclear.(about)nodangerisinsight,noonecanseeyouExplanation:Usedwhensignalingthatsomeoneorsomepeoplecanproceedwithagivenaction.Examples:Justamoment..OK,thecoastisclear,let'sgo!-WhenItoldhimthecoastwasc...[閱讀全文]
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106 Close shave
(2010-01-07 11:20:36)
106Closeshave(PW)narrowescapeItwasacloseshavegettingoutoftheburningbuilding.(free)n.InformalAnarrowescape;aclosecall.(dictionary)nounInformal.anarrowescapefromseriousdangerortrouble:Weweren'thitwhenthetruckswervedatus,butitwasacloseshave.(usingEnglish)Ifyouhaveacloseshave,youverynearlyhaveaseriousaccidentorgetintotrouble.[閱讀全文]
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105 Clear the air
(2010-01-06 05:33:10)
Cleartheair(PW)calmangerandremovemisunderstandingWeweretiredoffighting,sowedecidedtostarttalkingandcleartheair.(free)cleartheairTodispeldifferencesoremotionaltensions.(dictionary)cleartheairorcleartheatmospheretogetridofemotionaltensions,misunderstandings,etc.(PhraseFinder)::I'mtryingtofindoutifthephrase"cleartheair"existsandifitdoesinwhatcontextdoyouuseit?:Brewersimplygivesaliteralmeaning;
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