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[come to one's senses]  {v. phr.}

1. Become conscious again; wake up.

The boxer was knocked out and did not come to his senses for several minutes.

* /The doctors gave Tom an anesthetic before his operation; then the doctor took out Tom's appendix  […]

[come to pass]  {v. phr.},  {literary}

To happen; occur.

Strange things come to pass in troubled times.

It came to pass that the jailer visited him by night.

His hopes of success did not come to pass.

Compare: [BRING TO PASS], [COME ABOUT].

[come to terms]  {v. phr.}

To reach an agreement.

[come to the point] or [get to the point]  {v. phr.}

To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the matter; reach the central question or fact.

* /Henry was giving a lot of history and explanation, but his father asked him to come  […]

[come to think of it]  {v. phr.},  {informal}

As I think again; indeed; really.

Come to think of it, he has already been given what he needs.

[come true]  {v.}

To really happen; change from a dream or a plan into a fact.

It took years of planning and saving, but their seagoing vacation came true at last.

It was a dream come true when he met the President.

* /His hope of living to  […]

[come up]  {v.}

1. To become a subject for discussion or decision to talk about or decide about.

"He was a good salesman, and price never came up until the very last," Mary said.

The question of wage increases came up at the board meeting.

*  […]

[come up in the world] or [rise in the world]  {v. phr.}

To gain success, wealth, or importance in life; rise to a position of greater wealth or importance.

He had come up in the world since he peddled his wife's baked goods from a pushcart.

 […]

[come up smelling like a rose]  {v. phr.}

To escape from a difficult situation or misdeed unscathed or without punishment.

* /A is predicted that Congressman Brown, in spite of the current investigation into his financial affairs, will come up smelling  […]

[come up to]  {v. phr.}

To equal.