Meaning of come in for | Babel Free
Examples
“If you go into the forest, you'll come⟳ in for a nasty surprise⟳.”
“The director came in for a lot of criticism about the way she handled the disaster.”
“As the Quakers are pacifists, they came in for community censure for deciding to join⟳ the fight⟳ for independence, but their conscience demanded a reconsideration of their pacifism.”
“[Katherine] Parkinson has come⟳ in for especially sustained attacks, given that her breakout role was in The IT Crowd, made by Graham Linehan, who is on the same side as [JK] Rowling when it comes to gender.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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