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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But if your small business has been cash-strapped, an out-of-the-blue offer for free funding might feel like a wish come true and break through your skepticism.
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city has come true, the Texas Tribune reports.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
This entertainingly escapist and sometimes appealingly silly romcom is focused on a rock star, Sa-gye, whose dreams all seem to have come true.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Working with David Wain, Ken Marino and attaching this phenomenal cast — including Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm and John Slattery — has been a dream come true.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
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Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Elon Musk’s wish to create his own city has come true, the Texas Tribune reports.
—ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
This entertainingly escapist and sometimes appealingly silly romcom is focused on a rock star, Sa-gye, whose dreams all seem to have come true.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
Working with David Wain, Ken Marino and attaching this phenomenal cast — including Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm and John Slattery — has been a dream come true.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 2025
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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