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come-on
[ kuhm-on, -awn ]
noun
- inducement; lure.
come on
verb
- (of power, a water supply, etc) to become available; start running or functioning
- to make or show progress; develop
my plants are coming on nicely
- to advance, esp in battle
- to begin
a new bowler has come on
she felt a cold coming on
- theatre to make an entrance on stage
- to be considered, esp in a court of law
- preposition See come upon
- come on!
- hurry up!
- cheer up! pull yourself together!
- make an effort!
- don't exaggerate! stick to the facts!
- to attempt to give a specified impression
he came on like a hard man
- come on strongto make a forceful or exaggerated impression
- come on to informal.to make sexual advances to
noun
- informal.anything that serves as a lure or enticement
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of come-on1
Example Sentences
But 鈥淔umbling鈥 is also home to one of McLachlan鈥檚 lightest tunes in 鈥淚ce Cream,鈥 a flirty come-on that compares a lover to that frozen dessert.
鈥淟ick my legs, I鈥檓 on fire / Lick my legs of desire,鈥 Harvey shrieks without accompaniment to end this pile-driving blues-punk come-on 鈥 perhaps her most unflinching vocal performance in a career overflowing with them.
When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: 鈥淎sk Meta AI anything.鈥
鈥淎n American in Paris鈥: 鈥淚t鈥檚 jet-propelled New Year鈥檚 Eve and everyone in Paris will be there,鈥 says Gene Kelly to Nina Foch 鈥 well, who could resist a come-on like that?
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