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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come true

Literacy was a critical focus for Parton, who has said she set up the Imagination Library because of her own father's inability to read, which "probably kept him from seeing all his dreams come true."

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

If the coin lands inside, their wish is supposed to come true.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

What are five predictions that will come true?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

"Four golds was the dream and perhaps dreams do come true," said Hunt.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was as if in trying to run away from the Governor’s words, he'd instead made them come true.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat