come and go
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Verb[edit]
come and go (third-person singular simple present comes and goes, present participle coming and going, simple past came and went, past participle come and gone)
- To alternately enter and exit, arrive and depart (either physically or figuratively)
- He comes and goes as he pleases.
- 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:
- Shepard: This isn't a station; it's a city.
Kaidan: There must be millions here. It can't be possible to track everyone coming and going.
- To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient
- My headaches come and go, but the pain in my neck is constant.
- 2012 April 22, Sam Sheringham, “Liverpool 0-1 West Brom”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Opportunities came and went as Kuyt's deflected shot from an angle cannoned back off the woodwork and Carroll twice fired over after right-wing crosses from Kuyt and Johnson picked him out.
- 28 March 2023, Graeme McGarry, “Scott McTominay earns place in history as Scotland stun Spain”, in The Herald[2]:
- Another chance came and went as Ryan Christie’s direct running allowed him to advance right to the edge of the Spanish box before toe-poking just wide, but as the half wore on, the Scottish midfield were more often than not playing the part of destroyers.
Translations[edit]
arrive and depart
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appear and disappear
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