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come again?
What did you say? as in Come again? I can't believe you said that. This expression takes the literal meaning of the phrase—return—to ask someone to repeat a statement, either because it wasn't heard clearly or because its truth is being questioned. [Colloquial; second half of 1800s]
Example Sentences
And, it offered the groundlings at home the chance to see a much-discussed, well-reviewed production only a relatively few were able to see in person — which I applaud on principal and enjoyed in practice — and which will very probably not come again, not counting the next day’s final performance.
Since then, Dawson had accepted that the call from England would never come again.
In it he defended the enormity of the Apollo 11 mission’s expense by noting, “There is no strife, no prejudice, no national conflict in outer space as yet,” and warned that “its opportunity for peaceful cooperation may never come again.”
"The other time was 2023 where I ended up winning. If I win this year, then I definitely won't come again early."
Clarke loves players who have strength and persistence, players who have endured set-backs but refuse to buckle, players who are written off but always come again.
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