go out for
come out for
To try for a place on (an athletic team.)
Ten boys went out for track that spring.
The coach asked Tom why he didn't come out for basketball.
how come
how's come
How does it happen that? Why?
How come you are late?
You're wearing your best clothes today. How come?
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.
if worst comes to worst
If the worst thing happens that be imagined; if the worst possible thing happens; if troubles grow worse.
В худшем случае; на худой конец.
If worst comes to worst and Mr. Jones loses the house, he will send his family to his mother's farm.
If worst comes to worst, we shall close the school for a few days.
Even if worst comes to worst, she has got enough to live on for six months at least.
Даже в самом худшем случае, у неё достаточно средств, чтобы протянуть хотя бы шесть месяцев.
in days to come
weeks to come
years to come
In the future.
In the years to come I will be thinking of my father's advice about life.
know enough to come in out of the rain
To have good sense; know how to take care of yourself. Usually used in the negative.
Bob does so many foolish things that his mother says he doesn't know enough to come in out of the rain.
Sally may look stupid, but she knows enough to come in out of the rain.
look as if one has come out of a bandbox
To look very clean and fresh; look as if you had just had a bath and put on all-new clothing.
In spite of the long, hot train ride, Jody arrived looking as if she had come out of a bandbox.
After a day at the rodeo we were all dusty and tired except for Hope, who looked as if she'd come out of a bandbox.
of age
come of age
Old enough to be allowed to do or manage something.
Mary will be of driving age on her next birthday.
Old enough to vote; having the privileges of adulthood.
The age at which one is considered of age to vote, or of age to buy alcoholic drinks, or of age to be prosecuted as an adult, varies within the United States.
Fully developed; mature.
Education for the foreign born came of age when bilingual education was accepted as a necessary part of the public school system.