come and go

Idioms  

1. Arrive and depart, either briefly or repeatedly; go to and fro. Shakespeare had it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): “He may come and go between you both.” [Late 1300s]

2. Alternately appear and disappear, as in This rash is odd; it comes and goes . [Mid-1300s] Also see coming or going ; easy come, easy go .

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Example Sentences

“Governments come and go, but we’re still here, and we have to work,” said Carlos Rojas, selling hot dogs in downtown Caracas, as customers perched on blue plastic stools on the sidewalk.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trust said Bobby watched hundreds of dogs come and go since he arrived at Woodside and was repeatedly overlooked.

From BBC

Coaches, suits and administrators come and go - there is only one Ben Stokes.

From BBC

Two said that at one point he had his own swipe card, so he could come and go freely.

From Los Angeles Times

Since Jackson first opened Touched by an Angel Child Care nearly 25 years ago, she’s seen 12 providers come and go — many of whom she recruited herself.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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