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  • 11come|up|pance — «KUHM UHP uhns», noun. Informal. one s just deserts: »In his arrogance, he even challenges the British Open champion, and thereby nearly gets his comeuppance (New Yorker). ╂[< special use of the phrase come up + ance] …

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  • 12come within an inch of doing something — come within an inch of (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …

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  • 13come within an inch of — (doing something) to very nearly do something, especially something dangerous or exciting. I came within an inch of losing my life on the rocks below …

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  • 14come close to (doing) something — phrase to nearly do something I came close to giving up several times. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: close …

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  • 15Come and take it — Detail of a mural in the museum at Gonzales, Texas featuring the Come and Take It flag. Come and take it is a American patriotic slogan most notably used in the American Revolution in 1778 at Fort Morris in Georgia, and in the Texas Revolution in …

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  • 16Nearly Lost You — This article is about the song. For the greatest hits album named after the song, see Nearly Lost You (album). Nearly Lost You cover from the Sweet Oblivion promotional single Single by Screamin …

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  • 17come — come1 W1S1 [kʌm] v past tense came [keım] past participle come ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move towards somebody/something)¦ 2¦(go with somebody)¦ 3¦(travel to a place)¦ 4¦(post)¦ 5¦(happen)¦ 6¦(reach a level/place)¦ 7¦(be produce …

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  • 18come — [[t]kʌ̱m[/t]] ♦ comes, coming, came (The form come is used in the present tense and is the past participle.) 1) VERB When a person or thing comes to a particular place, especially to a place where you are, they move there. [V prep/adv] Two police …

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  • 19Come Together — This article is about the Beatles song. For other uses, see Come Together (disambiguation). Come Together Single by The Beatles from the alb …

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  • 20Come, Come, Ye Saints — Commemorative plaque at Locust Creek, in Wayne County, Iowa, where William Clayton composed the hymn Come, Come, Ye Saints (originally All is Well ) is one of the best known Latter day Saint hymns. The lyrics were written in 1846 by Mormon poet… …

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