C
Idioms beginning with "C"
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Contents of C:
[come to light] {v. phr.}
To be discovered; become known; appear.
John's thefts from the bank where he worked came to light when the bank examiners made an inspection.
When the old woman died it came to light that she was actually rich.
* […]
[come to mind] {v. phr.}
To occur to someone.
A new idea for the advertising campaign came to mind as I was reading your book.
[come to nothing] also {formal} [come to naught] {v. phr.}
To end in failure; fail; be in vain.
The dog's attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing.
[come to one's senses] {v. phr.}
1. Become conscious again; wake up.
The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes.
* /The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom's appendix […]
[come to pass] {v. phr.}, {literary}
To happen; occur.
Strange things come to pass in troubled times.
It came to pass that the jailer visited him by night.
His hopes of success did not come to pass.
Compare: [BRING TO PASS], [COME ABOUT].
[come to terms] {v. phr.}
To reach an agreement.
Management and the labor union came to terms about a new arrangement and a strike was prevented.
[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.}
To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the matter; reach the central question or fact.
* /Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come […]
[come to think of it] {v. phr.}, {informal}
As I think again; indeed; really.
Come to think of it, he has already been given what he needs.
Come to think of it, I should write my daughter today.
[come true] {v.}
To really happen; change from a dream or a plan into a fact.
It took years of planning and saving, but their seagoing vacation came true at last.
It was a dream come true when he met the President.
* /His hope of living to […]