Come on strong

Come off something

to stop taking a drug that you have been taking regularly

It wasn't until I tried to come off the pills that I realized I was addicted.

6. come off best/better/worst etc

British English to gain or lose the most, more, the least etc from a situation

As far as pensions go, it's still women who come off worst.

7. come off it!

British English spoken used to tell someone that you do not believe what they are saying

Oh come off it! You can't seriously be saying you knew nothing about any of this.

come on phrasal verb

1. come on!

spoken

a) used to tell someone to hurry

Come on, we'll be late!

b) used to encourage someone to do something

Come on, you can do it! Come on, cheer up!

c) used to tell someone that you know that what they have just said was not true or right

Oh come on, don't lie!

d) used to make someone angry enough to want to fight you

Come on, then, hit me!

2. come on in/over/up etc

spoken u sed to tell someone to come in, over, up etc, usually in a friendly way

Come on in - I've made some coffee.

3. if a light or machine comes on, it starts working

A dog started barking and lights came on in the house.

4. if an illness comes on, you start to be ill with it

I can feel a headache coming on.

5. if a television or radio programme comes on, it starts

Just at that moment, the news came on.

6. if rain or snow comes on, it starts

The rain came on just before lunchtime.

7. to come onto a stage or sports field

He scored only two minutes after he'd come on.

8. to improve or make progress

The children are really coming on now. Your English is coming on really well.

9. come on somebody/something

to find or discover someone or something by chance

We came on a group of students having a picnic.

informal to make it very clear to someone that you think they are sexually attractive

come on to somebody/something phrasal verb

1. to start talking about a new subject

I'll come on to this question in a few moments.

2. informal if someone comes on to another person, they make it very clear that they are sexually interested in them

ￚsee also come-on The way she was coming on to Jack, I'm amazed he managed to get out alive!

come out phrasal verb

1. if something comes out, it is removed from a place

These stains will never come out!

2. if information comes out, people learn about it, especially after it has been kept secret

No doubt the truth will come out one day.

It's come out that several ministers received payments from the company.

3. if a photograph comes out, it shows a clear picture

I took loads of photographs, but most of them didn't come out.

Some of the wedding photos have come out really well.

4. if a book, record etc comes out, it becomes publicly available

When is the new edition coming out?

5. if something comes out in a particular way, that is what it is like after it has been made or produced

I've made a cake, but it hasn't come out very well. The cover has come out a bit too big.

6. if something you say comes out in a particular way, that is how it sounds or how it is understood

His words came out as little more than a whisper. That didn't come out the way I meant it to.

7. if someone comes out in a particular way, that is the situation they are in at the end of an event or series of events

The more experienced team came out on top.

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