come across

come across
   1. to do something unwillingly under coercion
   It refers to extortion, bribery, or making a confession:
    ... ask why he had to pay when the other bird didn't come across. (Lavine, 1930)
   2. to have a casual sexual relationship with
   Again acceding to a suggestion, usually from a man, but without any coercion:
    I can see you now, selling pencils outside the high school, 'cause Alison Taylor won't come across. (R. N. Patterson, 1996/2)
   3. to defect
   Espionage jargon, from the actual or figurative passage of a frontier or line of battle:
    He's defected. He came across and that's that. (Seymour, 1980)

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  • come across — {v.} 1. or[run across] To find or meet by chance. * /He came across a dollar bill in the suit he was sending to the cleaner./ * /The other day I ran across a book that you might like./ * /I came across George at a party last week; it was the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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  • come across — 1》 meet or find by chance. 2》 informal provide what is wanted. → come come across give a specified impression. → come …   English new terms dictionary

  • come across — ► come across 1) (also chiefly Brit. come over) give a specified impression. 2) meet or find by chance. 3) informal hand over what is wanted. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

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  • come across — phrasal verb Word forms come across : present tense I/you/we/they come across he/she/it comes across present participle coming across past tense came across past participle come across 1) come across someone/something [transitive] to meet someone …   English dictionary

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