Come at (someone or something) In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "come at (someone or something)", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-30 02:04

Meaning of Come at (someone or something)

Come at (someone or something) phrasal verb informal

To address a problem or circumstance.

It's a thorny problem. We're trying to come at it from different angles.

Be calm! Shouting won't come at the problem.

To approach someone or something aggressively or hostilely.

I felt that the dog came at me, so I ran for my life.

To pelt or bombard someone with something.

When opening the window, snowballs came at me from all directions.

To attain something.

Mary came at the first prize in the cooking competition.

Jack comes at satisfactory results because of his hard work.

To assent or agree to something.

I asked her to go on a date with me, but she didn't come at it.

They don't come at her plan because it is too risky.

Other phrases about:

bob and weave

To move quickly up and down and from side to side, typically in an attempt to avoid hitting or being hit by something

dawdle along

To move in a slow and unconcerned manner.

belly up (to something)

To walk up toward to somewhere (often a bar)
 

take (something) by the throat

To confront or deal with a problem in a direct and confident way

so near and yet so far.

One very nearly achieved or got something, but  in the end you just failed, or there is still some difficulty to do before that can happen.

Grammar and Usage of Come at (someone or something)

Verb Forms

  • to come at (someone or something)
  • comes at (someone or something)
  • coming at (someone or something)
  • came at (someone or something)

The verb "come" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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