If he played his cards right there was no knowing what could come of their talk.
Fraser, Christine Marion NOBLE BEGINNNINGS
Maelgwn seemed surprised himself, as if his words had somehow come of their own volition.
Penman, Sharon HERE BE DRAGONS
All related terms of 'come of'
come of age
If something comes of age , it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people.
come to think of it
You use the expression come to think of it to indicate that you have suddenly realized something, often something obvious .
come out of left field
to be completely unexpected
come out of one's shell
to become less shy and reserved
come out of the closet
If someone comes out of the closet , they tell people that they are gay after having kept this a secret .
come out of your shell
to become less shy , and more talkative and friendly
come out of the doldrums
if an economy or business comes out of the doldrums, it improves and becomes stronger after a period of inactivity
come out of the woodwork
If you say that people are coming out of the woodwork , you are criticizing them for suddenly appearing in public or revealing their opinions when previously they did not make themselves known.
come up smelling of roses
to be in a better or stronger situation than before, after experiencing a difficult situation
the shape of things to come
If you say that something is the shape of things to come , you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development , and in future things will be like this.
come within an ace of something
to very nearly succeed at doing something
come within an inch of doing something
to very nearly do something
come/be within an ace of doing something
If you come within an ace of doing something, or you are within an ace of doing something, you very nearly do or experience it.
come down on someone like a ton of bricks
to speak very angrily to someone because they have done something wrong or to punish them severely
come from the wrong side of the tracks
to come from a poor , unfashionable , and lower-class area of town
come within a whisker of doing something
to nearly succeed in doing something.
come to think of it/when you think about it
You use expressions such as come to think of it , when you think about it , or thinking about it , when you mention something that you have suddenly remembered or realized .
come within a hair's breadth of doing something
to very nearly do something
to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks
If someone comes down on you like a ton of bricks , they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done.
Chinese translation of 'come of'
come of
vt fus
(= result from) 是 ... 的结(結)果 (shì ... de jiéguǒ)
nothing came of it没(沒)有任何结(結)果 (méiyǒu rènhé jiéguǒ)
no good will come of it这(這)不会(會)产(產)生任何好处(處) (zhè bù huì chǎnshēng rènhé hǎochù)
See come
Nearby words of
come of
come in!
come into
come into the house/garden
come of
come off
come off it!
come on
All related terms of 'come of'
to come of age
( person ) 达(達)到法定年龄(齡) dádào fǎdìng niánlíng
come to think of it
再想想 zài xiǎngxiǎng ⇒ You know, when you come to think of it, this is very odd. → 再想想的话，这是很奇怪的。 Zài xiǎngxiǎng de huà, zhè shì hěn qíguài de.