come to nothing
To end in failure; fail; be in vain.
The dog's attempts to climb the tree after the cat came to nothing.
come to the point
get to the point
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 to the point.
A good newspaper story must come right to the point and save the details for later.
come to think of it
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 up in the world
rise in the world
To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance.
He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife's baked goods from a pushcart.
come up smelling like a rose
To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment.
A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling like a rose at the end.
coming and going
going and coming
Both ways; in both directions.
The truck driver stops at the same cafe coming and going.
John was late. He got punished both going and coming; his teacher punished him and his parents punished him.
Caught or helpless; in your power; left with no way out of a difficulty. Used after have.
If Beth stayed in the house, Mother would make her help with the cleaning; if she went outside, Father would make her help wash the car - they had her coming and going.
Uncle Mike is a good checker player, and he soon had me beat coming and going.
coming out party
A debutante party in which a young girl is formally introduced to society.
Coming out parties used to be more popular in the early twentieth century than nowadays, primarily because they cost a lot of money.
coming-out
Introducing a girl to polite society.
Mary's parents gave her a coming-out party when she was 17.