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come and go
Definition of come and go
1 —used to talk about time that has passed More than a hundred years have come and gone since the day of that famous battle.
2 —used to talk about people who appear and then leave as time passes She's seen a lot of employees come and go during her time in the company. Politicians come and go. They all seem pretty much the same to me.
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: to move toward something : approach
: to move or journey to a vicinity with a specified purpose
: to reach a particular station in a series
: to move on a course : proceed — compare stop
: to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : leave, depart
: to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure
: the act or manner of going
: the height of fashion : rage
: an often unexpected turn of affairs : occurrence
: functioning properly : being in good and ready condition
: a game played between two players who alternately place black and white stones on a board checkered by 19 vertical lines and 19 horizontal lines in an attempt to enclose the larger area on the board
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