come again?

Idioms  

1. What did you say? as in Come again? I can't believe you said that. This expression takes the literal meaning of the phrase—return—to ask someone to repeat a statement, either because it wasn't heard clearly or because its truth is being questioned. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]

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come again?

Act now, even in a way that might make you feel uncomfortable, because this chance might never come again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The Dodgers might not be entirely sure of projecting their October health and effectiveness by the Aug. 3 trade deadline, and the chance to three-peat might never come again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

Isak's chance will certainly come again, but while the record £125m summer signing is sidelined with a broken leg, all he can do is watch and admire his fellow forward.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026

"I hope violence will not come again," food vendor Rehema Shehoza, 32, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

It was Monday morning, and Sunday would not come again for a whole week.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

Related Words

• echo
• recite
• rehash
• reiterate
• renew
• replay
• restate