Meaning of come and go | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To alternately enter and exit, arrive and depart (either physically or figuratively).
2. To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.

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Examples

“He comes and goes as he pleases.”

“Shepard: This isn't a station; it's a city. Kaidan: There must be millions here. It can't be possible to track everyone coming and going.”

“Moorgate itself was another story. Here, the area was humming with activity. The entire street had been cordoned off. Fire engines, police vehicles, and ambulances were coming and going, and emergency personnel were hurrying around.”

“My headaches come and go, but the pain in my neck is constant.”

“So many people have come and gone Their faces fade as the years go by”

“Opportunities came and went as Kuyt's deflected shot from an angle cannoned back off the woodwork and Carroll twice fired over after right-wing crosses from Kuyt and Johnson picked him out.”

“He had discussed joining Atlanta United in MLS and following his retirement, there was an outside chance that Hugo Lloris’ current injury at Tottenham Hotspur would create an opening there. Other offers came and went, but it was YouTubing and podcasting that filled [Ben] Foster’s time, not football, albeit with the door to a comeback left slightly ajar.”

“Another chance came and went as Ryan Christie’s direct running allowed him to advance right to the edge of the Spanish box before toe-poking just wide, but as the half wore on, the Scottish midfield were more often than not playing the part of destroyers.”

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