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Meaning of come knocking | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To arrive unanticipated and uninvited.

idiomatic

Examples

“So I put up bar and shutter When the wind goes howling by. For I know when it comes knocking That some evil thing is nigh.”
“So, putting all these thoughts together, what do we do when temptation comes knocking?”
“Dennis Menace Dennis is always in trouble — and it's not always his fault. If trouble comes knocking, it comes knocking for Dennis.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

come low come of come of age come off come off it come off second best

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