Contrary to (someone or something)
In spite of something. Contrary to what everybody thought, my friend had already quit his job.
Famous Idioms
Come true
To become reality, to prove to be correct. The young girl is working hard to make her dreams come true.
Come to the point
To be direct. The man's speech was interesting but he never really came to the point.
Come to an end
To stop, to finish. When the story came to an end the children had fallen asleep.
Confuse (someone or something) with (someone or something)
To fail to distinguish between two things or people. I always confuse our new teacher with our previous teacher. The boy confused one word with... Read more →
Come up
To happen unexpectedly. I know that I will not be able to go to the party if something comes up.
Come up against (someone or something)
To encounter a difficulty or a problem or someone who may prevent you from achieving your goal. I came up against a very difficult problem... Read more →
Come to light
To be discovered, to become known. It has come to light that the company recently lost millions of dollars.
Come to mind
To enter into one's consciousness. Nothing came to mind when I tried to remember the names of the actors.
Come up with (something)
To produce/find/create a thought or idea or answer. We are trying to come up with a name for the new magazine.