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come out with sth
— phrasal verb with come /kʌm/ verb (came, come)Definition
› to say something suddenly and unexpectedly: He comes out with the strangest things! She comes out with some good ideas though.Saying and utteringSaying again
(Definition of come out with sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (your) every word idiom
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