come back from the dead

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be revived after dying; to be resurrected.
To return after being presumed dead.
To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.
idiomatic

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

come back to bite come back to one's senses come before come between come by come calling

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