come true
idiom
: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed
Everything we hoped for came true.
Their prediction seems to be coming true.
The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.
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The unassuming building along the Brisbane River may not seem like the place childhood dreams come true, but inside, the bright colors and cartoon landscape let kids live out their TV time fantasies.
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Stage parents and sports parents — specifically, those whose own performance dreams didn’t come true and who then pour all of their ambition into their talented children — get a bad rap, but this is at least the second time Elsbeth has drawn from this well in its 40 episodes to date.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby’s dreams come true.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Cher gives an Oscar-worthy performance in new promos for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, making all of Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang’s wildest Moonstruck dreams come true.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
Stage parents and sports parents — specifically, those whose own performance dreams didn’t come true and who then pour all of their ambition into their talented children — get a bad rap, but this is at least the second time Elsbeth has drawn from this well in its 40 episodes to date.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby’s dreams come true.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025
Cher gives an Oscar-worthy performance in new promos for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, making all of Ariana Grande and Bowen Yang’s wildest Moonstruck dreams come true.
—Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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