Come To The Fore Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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come to the fore What does come to the fore mean?	to come into an important place or position, to come to the front	Several members of the class came to the fore and decided to take important positions in the club.
come to the fore What does come to the fore mean?	to come into an important place or position, to come to the front	Several members of the class came to the fore and took important positions in the club.
	Some Random Idioms
ruffle (someone's) feathers What does "ruffle (someone's) feathers" mean?	to upset or annoy someone	I do not want to ruffle my friend's feathers as he is in a bad mood today.
Old wive's tale What does "Old wive's tale" mean?	A proverb or piece of advice that is commonly accepted as truth and is handed down the generations, but is normally false.
trounce What does "trounce" mean?	defeat somebody (often in a game or other contest)
shirk one's duty What does "shirk one's duty" mean?	to neglect one's job or task	The guard was shirking his duty when he spent much of the evening playing cards.
fall ill What does "fall ill" mean?	to become ill	My father fell ill with a cold last week.

have a foot in both camps What does "have a foot in both camps" mean?	to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people	The new mayor has a foot in both camps of the development dispute.
not know whether/if one is coming or going What does "not know whether/if one is coming or going" mean?	to be very confused	My friend did not know whether he was coming or going after he got off the long airplane flight.
where one is coming from What does "where one is coming from" mean?	one's point of view	I don't understand where the man was coming from when he began to complain about the noise.

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Come To The Fore Idiom