where one is coming from
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What one means, from one's point of view, based on one's background or prior experience. For example, I don't believe in capital punishment, but as a pacifist you know where I'm coming from. [Second half of 1900s]
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Words nearby where one is coming from
whereinto, where it's at, where'll, whereof, whereon, where one is coming from, where one lives, where're, where's, wheresoe'er, wheresoever
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