come to
(stress on to) To wake up after losing consciousness; get the use of your senses back again after fainting or being knocked out.
She fainted in the store and found herself in the first aid room when she came to.
The boxer who was knocked out did not come to for five minutes.
The doctor gave her a pill and after she took it she didn't come to for two days.
At first they thought that the man was dead, but soon he came to.
(stress on come) To get enough familiarity or understanding to; learn to; grow to. Used with an infinitive.
John was selfish at first, but he came to realize that other people counted, too.
During her years at the school, Mary came to know that road well.
To result in or change to; reach the point of; arrive at.
Mr. Smith lived to see his invention come to success.
Grandfather doesn't like the way young people act today; he says, "I don't know what the world is coming to."
The bill for groceries at the supermarket came to fifty dollars.
To have something to do with; be in the field of; be about. Usually used in the phrase "when it comes to".
Joe is not good in sports, but when it comes to arithmetic he's the best in the class.
The school has very good teachers, but when it comes to buildings, the school is poor.
cross a bridge before one comes to it
don't cross your bridges until you come to them
To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb.
"Can I be a soldier when I grow up, Mother?" asked Johnny. "Don't cross that bridge until you come to it," said his mother.
if the hill will not come to Muhammad, Muhammad will go to the hill
If one person will not go to the other, then the other must go to him. A proverb.
Grandfather won't come to visit us, so we must go and visit him. If the hill won't come to Muhammad, then Muhammad will go to the hill.
to heel
bring to heel
come to heel
Close behind.
The dog ran after a rabbit, but Jack brought him to heel.
Under control; to obedience.
When Peter was sixteen, he thought he could do as he pleased, but his father cut off his allowance, and Peter soon came to heel.