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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.
A good newspaper story must come right to the point and save the details for later.
Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come to the point.
come to think of it
As I think again; indeed; really.
Come to think of it, I should write my daughter today.
Come to think of it, he has already been given what he needs.
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.
John was late. He got punished both going and coming; his teacher punished him and his parents punished him.
The truck driver stops at the same cafe coming and going.
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.