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Examples:(in former times) bind one's hair on coming of age—you get what's coming you—an up-and coming youngster—foam (coming from the mouth)—lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation—(in former times) coming-of-age ceremony at 20 years—if (coming after a conditional clause)—(suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming a halt)—(after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability discern or detect)—different thoughts coming mind—coming and going alone (idiom); a lone operator—strangers coming together by chance [idiom.]—lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn [idiom.]—you can run this time, but you'll have come back—come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory—beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another—the Bodhisattva that will be the next come after Shakyamuni Buddha—well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it—lit. eyes and eyebrows come and go (idiom); make eyes—similar things come together (idiom); like draws like—observe the past to foresee the future (idiom, taken loosely from Book of Songs); studying ancient wisdom gives insight into what is to come—come back from death's door (idiom); unexpected rescue from danger—lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives—suddenly opens up a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing—He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).—come to the aid of sb. suffering an injustice—classifier for pairs of objects which naturally come in pairs such as chopsticks or shoes—if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus [idiom.]—lit. food and medicine come from the same source [idiom.]— |