come across (EXPRESS) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

phrasal verb

Definition

If an idea or emotion comes across in writing, film, music or when someone is speaking, it is expressed clearly and people notice it

What comes across in his later poetry is a great sense of sadness.

(Definition of come across (EXPRESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a problem preys on your mind, you think about it and worry about it a lot

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