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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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Snoop said in the release that his debut as an NBA game broadcaster “is a dream come true for me. I can’t wait to bring a fresh vibe to the analysis.”

From Los Angeles Times

While he still agrees one of his original predictions - pilotless planes - will come true by 2050, he believes we will first see more advances in driverless cars, making traffic congestion "largely a thing of the past".

From BBC

Lead author Dr. Georgios Georgalis, from the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Krakow, says describing a new species from museum collections was 'a dream come true'.

From Science Daily

"Of course, peace," she said, although she cautioned it was not wise to say wishes out loud -- "or they might not come true."

From Barron's

So behold my 2026 forecast, which will absolutely come true, because my track record is more perfect than an order of taquitos at Cielito Lindo washed down with horchata.

From Los Angeles Times