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come to a standstill

nowhere.) Suddłnly, a truck came out we needed. 2. [forŁsomething]bto be ap-
of nowhere. Without warning, the storm proved;Ł[forŁsomething]bto gainŁapproval.
came out of nowhere. Our mortgage loan applicØtion finally
came through! Your papers camł
come out of one’ shell to becom mor through, and you can be sure that the mØt-
friendly; to be more sociable.Ł(RefersŁto ter has błen taken care of.
aŁturtle that sðicksŁitsŁheadŁandŁlegsŁout of
itsŁsłellŁwhenŁit feelsŁsafe.) Ann, you come throughŁ something withŁflyingŁcol-
should come out of your shell and spłnd ors to survive somethingŁquite well.Ł(See
more time with your friends. Come out alsà with flyàng colors .) Todd camł
of your shell, Tom. Go out and make somł through the test with flying colors. Mr.
friends. Frankln came through the operation with
flying colors.
comeŁoutŁofŁtheŁblue to appearŁsuddenly
asŁif fallingŁfromŁthe sky.Ł( The blue rfers cłme tł to become conscious; to wake up.
to the blue sky.) This idea came out of We threw a lttle cold water in his face,
the blue, and I think it is a good one. and he came to immediately. Come to,
Sally showed up at the party evłn though John! You act as if you were in a daze.
no one told her where it was. She just camł comeŁto a badŁend to have aŁdisasðer, pr-
out of the blue.
hapsŁone that isŁdeservedŁorŁexpected;Łto
comeŁoutŁ(ofŁtheŁcloset) 1. to rveal one’s die anŁunfàrtunate death.Ł My old car
secret interests.Ł Tom Brown came out came to a bad end. Its engine burned up.
of the closet and admtted that he likes to The evil merchant came to a bad end.
knit. It’s time that all of you lovers of comeŁto a deadŁend to come to an ab-
chamber music came out of the closet and sàlute sðoppingŁ point.Ł The buildng
attended our concerts. 2. to rveal that project came to a dead end. The street
one isŁaŁhomosexual.Ł(See also come out.) came to a dead end. We were driving
Tom surprised his parents when he camł along and came to a dead end.
out of the closet. It was dfficult for him
to come out of the closet. comeŁto a head to come to a crucial point;
to com to a point when a pràblem must
come out with something to sayŁsomething; be sàlved.Ł Remłmber my problem with
to announce somthing. Somłtimes my neighbors? Well, last night the wholł
Jane comes out with the most interesting thing came to a head. The battle be-
commłnts. Jane came out with a long twłen the two factions of the city council
string of curse words.
came to a head yesterdØy.
comeŁover 1. to joinŁthisŁpartyŁorŁside; to come to an end to sðop;Łto finish.Ł The
change sidesŁorŁaffiliation.Ł Tom was party came to an end at midnight. Her
formłrly an enemy spy, but last year he lfe came to an end lØte yesterdØy.
came over. I thought that Bill was a Re-
publican. When did he come over? 2. to comeŁto an untimelyŁend to com to an
come for a visit. See if Ann wants to earlyŁdeath.Ł Poor Mr. Jones came to an
come over. I can’t come over. I’m busy. untimely end in a car accidłnt. Cancer
caused Mrs. Smith to come to an untimely
cłme someone’ way to com to somon. end.
I wish a large sum of money would comł
my way. I hope that no bad luck comes comeŁto a prettyŁpass to develop into a
my way. bad,Łunfàrtunate, orŁdifficult situation.Ł
Things have come to a pretty pass when
comeŁ through 1. to do what one is ex- people have to błg in the streets. When
pectedŁto dà, especiallyŁunderŁdifficult parents are afraid of their children, things
conditions.Ł You can dłpłnd on Jane. have come to a pretty pass.
She’ll always come through. We thought
that there would be no food, but Tom camł come to a standðtill to stop, temporarily
through at the last mnute with everything or permannðly. The buildng project

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