come true

come true

To become a reality after having been a fantasy, hope, expectation, fear, etc. Wow, you've got a great job and a baby on the way—everything you've ever wanted is coming true! I'm afraid our worst fears have come true. The sharks have grown legs. Publishing this novel is really a dream come true. I never thought I'd see the day it happened.

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come true

to materialize as expected or hoped. Jane's wishes had come true. Dave wondered if his dreams would ever come true.

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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

come true

Happen as predicted, be realized or fulfilled, as in Her marriage is my fondest dream come true. [Early 1800s]

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

come ˈtrue

(of a hope, wish, etc.) really happen: What the fortune teller said about your future really came true. ♢ Winning the medal was like a dream come true.

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come true

To happen as predicted: My fondest dreams have at last come true.

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