- come in for
- come in for (something)
to receive criticism.
The report came in for some sharp remarks from several experts.
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come in for
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come up for — ˌcome ˈup for [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they come up for he/she/it comes up for present participle coming up for past tense … Useful english dictionary
come through for — To be a source of help for • • • Main Entry: ↑come … Useful english dictionary
come in for — ► come in for receive (a negative reaction). Main Entry: ↑come … English terms dictionary
come in for — [v] be eligible for something acquire, bear brunt, endure, get, receive, suffer; concepts 23,124 … New thesaurus
come in for — verb be subject to or the object of (Freq. 2) The governor came in for a lot of criticism • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * RECEIVE, experience, sustain, undergo, go through, encounter, face, be su … Useful english dictionary
come in for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come in for : present tense I/you/we/they come in for he/she/it comes in for present participle coming in for past tense came in for past participle come in for come in for something to receive something such… … English dictionary
come up for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms come up for : present tense I/you/we/they come up for he/she/it comes up for present participle coming up for past tense came up for past participle come up for come up for something to reach the time when… … English dictionary
come up for — PHRASAL VERB When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind, the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with. [V P P n] The TV rights contract came up for renegotiation in 1988... [V P P n] These three… … English dictionary
come\ out\ for — v. phr. 1. To support; declare oneself in favor of another, especially during a political election. Candidates for the presidency of the United States are anxious for the major newspapers to come out for them. 2. See: go out for … Словарь американских идиом
come out for — {v. phr.} To support; declare oneself in favor of another, especially during a political election. * /Candidates for the presidency of the United States are anxious for the major newspapers to come out for them./ … Dictionary of American idioms
