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come and go
Arrive and depart, either briefly or repeatedly; go to and fro. Shakespeare had it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): “He may come and go between you both.” [Late 1300s]
Alternately appear and disappear, as in This rash is odd; it comes and goes . [Mid-1300s] Also see coming or going ; easy come, easy go .
Example Sentences
Yet the medium cheerily explained that she could make the voices come and go as she pleased.
The medium cheerily explained that she could make the voices come and go as she pleased.
"Politicians come and go, but the monarchy has always remained."
Before Brexit, people were allowed to come and go under "freedom of movement" rules.
As in fashion, trends in skin care come and go.
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