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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Example Sentences

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come again?

"He has to go back to the drawing board and he can come again."

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

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

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025

Johnny did not care what his master might say—only, please God, the basin were done and Mr. Hancock come again and again with his rich orders.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Related Words

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