come across with

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Verb[edit]

come across with (third-person singular simple present comes across with, present participle coming across with, simple past came across with, past participle come across with)

  1. (slang) To provide something owed; to show up with something that is anticipated or that is assumed to be received.
    • 1920, Raymond S. Spears, The Argosy - Volume 125, Issue 2[1]:
      Then he'll tell that danged lap to cut out his tricks, an' come across with the money.
    • 1998, Lois Jean Davitz, Joel Robert Davitz, 20 Tough Questions Teenagers Ask and 20 Tough Answers[2]:
      If you don't come across with what I ask for, I'm going to doubt my faith.
    • 2008, Hanes Segler, A Lie Told Often[3]:
      it was possible that she would have to come across with a lot more than companionship to get Romeo to give up details about where they were going to spend the evening.