COME BACK Definition & Meaning

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come back

Retort or reply; also, retaliate. For example, No matter how many insults he flings, I can always come back with another . [Late 1800s]
Return to or regain past success or popularity, as in It's hard to come back from two sets down and win the match , or Long hemlines are coming back this fall . [Early 1900s]
Return to one's mind, as in Her name came back to me after I saw her picture . [Late 1800s]

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That is, until the creature, whose healing powers work on itself too, comes back to life and starts kicking the hell out of their car.

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Amid a bloodbath on Wall Street, GOP members of Congress worried the cost increases levied on many goods could come back to bite them in future races.

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"We voted for the second time last week and turned down their regurgitated offer, but the minister came back this week with a few more empty promises," one said.

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Your only worry is whether, with a Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid coming up, the England man is rested for the odd game having just come back from injury.

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“If he does choose to come back to Hermosa Beach, our officers know who he is,” and can contact the mobile mental health and crisis response team, HB Cares, LeBaron said.

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