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come again?

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  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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Another looks over and shouts: "That was great - I'll come again."

From BBC

“Nonsense! We cannot go to the capital dressed in rags. This is no time to be cheap! Think of your daughter. Her whole future depends on this trip. It is her one chance for happiness, her only chance, and it will never come again!”

From Literature

Those simple, mostly happy days would never come again.

From Literature

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

From Barron's

The “Here You Come Again” singer did not disclose additional details about the medical care.

From Los Angeles Times

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