Phrasal Verb - Come for
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.Definition
Conceal or deceive by deliberately hiding part of the truth, often to conceal an ulterior motive or to get someone's attention.
Examples
| No. | Example |
|---|---|
| 1 | The salesperson's vague description tried to come for me, but I could tell they were trying to sell me something. |
| 2 | Stop coming for me with that false advertising – I'm not falling for it. |
| 3 | The politician's except-old claim in his previous election campaign came under scrutiny as part of an orchestrated public relations ploy to come for the governor's board. |
| 4 | If you dedicate yourself to this profession, you'll learn to read people's true character as they try to come for you. |
| 5 | The fellow writers agreed to scrutinize each other's works to come for deception and plagiarism. |
| 6 | I think we should considerably improve our research so we will not come under criticism with this weak justification which will actually come for disguise. |
| 7 | In the negotiation, John was told to be prepared for how the partner would try to come for them. |
| 8 | It took some close scrutiny before we came to realize that our old friend was trying to come for us by concealing something important from us. |
| 9 | If I had known about the payout policy, your primary objective became apparent and I can figure why your medal was pretended to be surprising, when our partner said he was going for the check not just a random prize. |
| 10 | Unfortunately, everyone discerning enough will come for them as evident intent behind their humanitarian funds actually directs towards promoting their own advertisement. |
