come true

Idioms  

1. Happen as predicted, be realized or fulfilled, as in Her marriage is my fondest dream come true. [Early 1800s]

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come true

When that wish starts to come true, his life takes a turn for the macabre.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

"This is probably the last dream that I wanted to make come true," the Spaniard tells BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Literacy was a critical focus for Parton, who has said she set up the Imagination Library because of her own father's inability to read, which "probably kept him from seeing all his dreams come true."

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

For Enzo Wu, it would be a dream come true.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Rosa Parks, in this regard, was a dream come true.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander