where one is coming from
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]
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
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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