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• come into something — come into (something) to receive money or property from someone who has died. She came into a fortune when her father died …   New idioms dictionary

• come into — (something) to receive money or property from someone who has died. She came into a fortune when her father died …   New idioms dictionary

• come into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come into : present tense I/you/we/they come into he/she/it comes into present participle coming into past tense came into past participle come into 1) come into something to be an aspect of a situation The… …   English dictionary

• come into — verb obtain, especially accidentally (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑come by • Hypernyms: ↑get, ↑acquire • Hyponyms: ↑stumble, ↑hit …   Useful english dictionary

• come into line — come/get/fall/into line phrase to agree with or become similar to someone or something else come/get/fall/into line with: It didn’t take much pressure to make him fall into line wit …   Useful english dictionary

• come into contact (with) — phrase to be in a place where you meet someone or experience something Could she have come into contact with the disease at school? Thesaurus: to meet, or to introduce peoplesynonym Main entry: come …   Useful english dictionary

• come into line — come/get/fall into line ► to start to officially agree with a plan or idea or to do something in the same way as other people, organizations, companies, etc.: »We are considering legal action if they do not come into line soon. Main Entry: ↑line …   Financial and business terms

• come into play — ► to begin to have an influence on something: »New federal pension laws have come into play that could affect the retirement security of many of our employees. Main Entry: ↑play …   Financial and business terms

• come into use — phrase to start being used by people Computers first came into use in the early 1950s. Thesaurus: to use something, or to be usedsynonym Main entry: use …   Useful english dictionary

• come into being — verb be born or come into existence (Freq. 3) All these flowers come to life when the rains come • Syn: ↑come to life • Hypernyms: ↑be born • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary