11136 Spoken English /I
Come out = be published or otherwise available to the public
Example: The band's new CD is coming out in September.
Come out = disappear when washed
Example: The red wine I spilt just will not come out of the carpet
no matter what I try to clean it with.
Come out = let people know that you are lesbian or gay
Example: She came out at university and has been living with her
partner, Jane, for the last couple of years.
Come out = when the sun appears
Example: It started cloudy, but then the sun came out and we all
went to the park.
Come out in = have a rash or similar skin problem
Example: She came out in a nasty rash after touching the poison-
ous plant by mistake.
Come over = feel strange
Example: I came over all faint and weak because my sugar level
was too low. (British)
Come round = become conscious~ wake up from anaesthetic
Example: She came round and learned that the operation had been
a complete success.
Come round = change your opinion
Example: At first she didn't like the idea, but she came round to
our way of thinking in the end.
Come through = arrive (messages and information)
Example: News is coming through of a major accident on the M25,
where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely
dangerous.
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(coco)
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