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[come in handy]{v. phr.}, {informal} To prove useful. •/Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he built a house./ •/The French he learned in high school came in handy when he was in the army in France./

[come into]{v.} To receive, especially after another’s death; get possession of. •/He came into a lot of money when his father died./ •/He came into possession of the farm after his uncle died./

[come into one’s own]{v. phr.} To receive the wealth or respect that you should have. •/John’s grandfather died and left him a million dollars; when John is 21, he will come into his own./ •/With the success of the Model T Ford, the automobile industry came into its own./

[came natural] See: COME EASY.

[come of]{v.} 1. To result from. •/After all the energy we spent on that advertising campaign, absolutely nothing came of it./ 2. To become of; happen to. •/"Whatever became of your son, Peter?"/

[come of age] See: OF AGE.

[come off]{v.} 1. To take place; happen. •/The picnic came off at last, after being twice postponed./ 2. {informal} To do well; succeed. •/The attempt to bring the quarreling couple together again came off, to people’s astonishment./

[come off it] also [get off it] {v. phr.}, {slang} Stop pretending; bragging, or kidding; stop being silly. — Used as a command. •/"So I said to the duchess…" Jimmy began. "Oh, come off it," the other boys sneered./ •/Fritz said he had a car of his own. "Oh, come off it," said John. "You can’t even drive."/

[come off] or [through with flying colors] {v. phr.} To succeed; triumph. •/John came off with flying colors in his final exams at college./

[come off second best]{v. phr.} To not win first but only second, third, etc. place. •/Our home team came off second best against the visitors./ •/Sue complains that she always comes off second best when she has a disagreement with her husband./

[come on]{v.} 1. To begin; appear. •/Rain came on toward morning./ •/He felt a cold coming on./ 2. To grow or do well; thrive. •/The wheat was coming on./ •/His business came on splendidly./ 3. or [come upon]. To meet accidentally; encounter; find. •/He came on an old friend that day when he visited his club./ •/He came upon an interesting idea in reading about the French Revolution./ Syn.: COME ACROSS, HAPPEN ON. 4. {informal} Let’s get started; let’s get going; don’t delay; don’t wait. — Used as a command. •/"Come on, or we’ll he late," said Joe, but Lou still waited./ 5. {informal} Please do it! — Used in begging someone to do something. •/Sing us just one song, Jane, come on!/ •/Come on, Laura, you can tell me. I won’t tell anybody./

[come-on]{n.}, {slang} An attractive offer made to a naive person under false pretenses in order to gain monetary or other advantage. •/Joe uses a highly successful come-on when he sells vacant lots on Grand Bahama Island./

[come one’s way]{v. phr.} To be experienced by someone; happen to you. •/Tom said that if the chance to become a sailor ever came his way, he would take it./ •/I hope bad luck isn’t coming our way./ •/Luck came Bill’s way today and he hit a home run./ Compare: GO ONE’S WAY, IN ONE’S FAVOR.