English Slang collection:
come clean [释] to confess all; [例] The criminal decided to come clean.; come down on [释] to punish, oppose, or reprimand severely and often with force; [例] After collecting enough evidence, the district attorney came down hard on drug dealers. come down to [释] to confront / deal with forthrightly; [例] When you come down to it, you have to admit I'm correct.; come down with [释] to become sick with (an illness); [例] School has to find a sub-teacher because Miss. Jones came down with the flu. come in for [释] to receive; [例] The earthquake refugees in the shelters came in for food, water and medicine.; come out with [释] to put into words/say; [例] In the next few weeks, the banks will come out with the results for the first half of the year. |