Expressions (A–Z)

C

• Came out of hiding

  Figuratively: emerged from hiding places. Or: became completely fed up.

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• Came out of his loins

  See: "one who comes out of his loins".

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• Came out of the closet

  Revealed a sexual orientation different from what is considered the norm.

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• Came out of the printing press

  Came to light; was published after being printed.

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• Came out of the sleeve

  See: "off the cuff."

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• Came out of...

  See also: "came out of...".

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• Came out on the losing end

  See: "his hand is on the bottom": ended up at a disadvantage; came off worse.

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• Came out stripped of his assets/ to lose all one's property/ down to the last farthing

  Lost all his money or property; ended up with nothing left.

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• Came out the way he came in

  Figuratively: nothing changed; the process he went through did not alter him.

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• Came out unharmed

  Came out without injury; was not harmed.

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