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[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./ Compare: GET AHEAD. Contrast: COME DOWN IN THE WORLD.

[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 like a rose at the end./

[come up to]{v. phr.} To equal. •/The meals cooked in most restaurants do not come up to those prepared at home./

[come up with]{v. phr.} 1. To offer. •/We can always depend on John Smith to come up with a good solution for any problem we might have./ 2. To produce on demand. •/I won’t be able to buy this car, because I cannot come up with the down payment you require./ 3. To find. •/How on earth did you come up with such a brilliant idea?/

[come upon] See: COME ON(3).

[come what may]{adv. phr.} Even if troubles come; no matter what happens; in spite of opposition or mischance. •/Charles has decided to get a college education, come what may./ •/The editor says we will publish the school paper this week, come what may./

[comfort] See: COLD COMFORT.

[comfortable as an old shoe]{adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; not stiff, strict or too polite; easy to talk and work with. •/The stranger was as comfortable as an old shoe, and we soon were talking like old friends./

[coming and going] or [going and coming] {adv. phr.} 1. Both ways; in both directions. •/The truck driver stops at the same cafe coming and going./ •/John was late. He got punished both going and coming; his teacher punished him and his parents punished him./ 2. Caught or helpless; in your power; left with no way out of a difficulty. — Used after "have". •/If Beth stayed in the house, Mother would make her help with the cleaning; if she went outside, Father would make her help wash the car — they had her coming and going./ •/Uncle Mike is a good checker player, and he soon had me beat coming and going./ Compare: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA.

[coming out] See: COME OUT(1).

[coming out party]{n. phr.} A debutante party in which a young girl is formally introduced to society. •/Coming out parties used to be more popular in the early twentieth century than nowadays, primarily because they cost a lot of money./

[comings and goings]{n. pl.}, {informal} 1. Times of arriving and going away; movements. •/I can’t keep up with the children’s comings and goings./ 2. Activities; doings; business. •/Mary knows all the comings and goings in the neighborhood./

[command module]{n.}, {Space English} 1. One of the three main sections of the basic Apollo spacecraft. It weighs six tons and is cone shaped. It contains crew compartments and from it the astronauts can operate the lunar module (LM), the docking systems, etc. 2. {Informal transferred sense.} The cockpit, the chief place where a person does his most important work. •/My desk is my command module./