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come to naught
To end in failure; fail; be in vain.
All those hours I spent researching my graduate thesis have come to naught.
Our efforts to keep the farm came to naught in the end.
come to pass
To happen; occur.
His hopes of success did not come to pass.
It came to pass that the jailer visited him by night.
Strange things come to pass in troubled times.
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.
come what may
Even if troubles come; no matter what happens; in spite of opposition or mischance.
Charles has decided to get a college education, come what may.
The editor says we will publish the school paper this week, come what may.
comeback
A return call.
Thanks for your comeback.
comfortable as an old shoe
Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with.
The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends.
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.