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[come on strong]{v. phr.}, {slang} To overwhelm a weaker person with excessively strong language, personality, or mannerisms; to insist extremely strongly and claim something with unusual vigor. •/Joe came on very strong last night about the War in Indochina; most of us felt embarrassed./

[come out]{v.} 1. {Of a girl:} To be formally introduced to polite society at about age eighteen, usually at a party; begin to go to big parties, •/In society, girls come out when they reach the age of about eighteen, and usually it is at a big party in their honor; after that they are looked on as adults./ 2. To be published. •/The book came out two weeks ago./ 3. To become publicly known. •/The truth finally came out at his trial./ 4, To end; result; finish. •/How did the story come out?/ •/The game came out as we had hoped./ •/The snapshots came out well./ 5. To announce support or opposition; declare yourself (for or against a person or thing). •/The party leaders came out for an acceptable candidate./ •/Many Congressmen came out against the bill./ 6. See: GO OUT FOR.

[coming-out]{adj.} Introducing a girl to polite society. •/Mary’s parents gave her a coming-out party when she was 17./

[come out for]{v. phr.} To support; declare oneself in favor of another, especially during a political election. •/Candidates for the presidency of the United States are anxious for the major newspapers to come out for them./

[come out in the open]{v. phr.} 1. To reveal one’s true identity or intentions. •/Fred finally came out in the open and admitted that he was gay./ 2. To declare one’s position openly. •/The conservative Democratic candidate came out in the open and declared that he would join the Republican party./

[come out with]{v. phr.} 1. To make a public announcement of; make known. •/He came out with a clear declaration of his principles./ 2. To say. •/He comes out with the funniest remarks you can imagine./

[come over]{v.} To take control of; cause sudden strong feeling in; happen to. •/A sudden fit of anger came over him./ •/A great tenderness came over her./ •/What has come over him?/

[come round] or [come around] {v.} 1. To happen or appear again and again in regular order. •/And so Saturday night came around again./ •/I will tell him when he comes round again./ 2. {informal} To get back health or knowledge of things; get well from sickness or a faint./ •/Someone brought out smelling salts and Mary soon came round./ •/Jim has come around after having had stomach ulcers./ 3. To change direction, •/The wind has come round to the south./ 4. {informal} To change your opinion or purpose to agree with another’s. •/Tom came round when Dick told him the whole story./

[come through]{v.}, {informal} To be equal to a demand; meet trouble or a sudden need with success; satisfy a need. •/When the baseball team needed a hit, Willie came through with a double./ •/John needed money for college and his father came through./