-1 "Come with" is not generally used without an expressed direction: come up with; come down with; come out with; come across with; although informally come with means: To accompany …

Aug 7, 2017 · Whether we use "come back" or "go back" usually has to do with position and perspective. The general rule is that we use "go back" when there is movement away from the …

Oct 7, 2025 · Will you come to point B or will you come home? Should it be go home or come home? The answer by John Lawler at How to identify "deictic center" for distinguishing "come" …

Oct 6, 2024 · The idiomatic expression “way to go” used as an exclamation of approval appears to have been first used in sports and later as a general set phrase. How did the literal meaning …

Apr 18, 2023 · I am attempting to find the origin or source of this proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together” Most sources say that this is a translation of an …

Where does the compound word "get-go", as in the phrase "right from the get-go" come from? None of the dictionary definitions I've seen try to explain it, and the Etymology Dictionary …

Aug 22, 2015 · Expressions like go fetch and come eat may be used around the wide English diaspora, in dialects etc., but in Received English the proper form is go and fetch me some …

Jan 13, 2015 · How do you use the phrase 'come doing' properly? On the one hand, 'come doing' means that someone comes for doing something. For example, "Why not come dancing …

According to one online dictionary, get can mean “to go to another place and come back with something or someone” (word choice). If so, then why do you sometimes use “go get …

Jan 25, 2012 · 3 Generally, when speaking with a person that is away from you, I want to come there would be understood as I want to travel and arrive where you are. I want to go there …