come upon the town

obsolete To become a prostitute. Few took pity on the poor woman who, abandoned penniless by a cruel lover, had no recourse but to come upon the town in order to survive.

See also: come, town, upon

See also:

painted cat
have pity on
have pity on (one)
wagtail
lady of the night
lady of the evening
poor old
poor old sb/sth
Covent Garden lady

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come up heads
come up in the world
come up roses
come up short
come up smelling like a rose
come up smelling like roses
come up smelling like roses, to
come up smelling of roses
come up smiling
come up tails
come up through the ranks
come up to
come up to (one's) expectations
come up to expectations
come up to standards
come up trumps
come up with
come up with (something)
come up with the goods
come up with the rations
come up with/deliver/produce the goods
come up/out of something smelling of roses
come up/rise through the ranks
come upon
come upon (someone or something)
come upon the town
come way
come what may
come with
come with (someone or something)
come with receipts
come with the territory
come within
come within (something)
come within a hair of (someone or something)
come within a hair's breadth of (someone or something)
come within a whisker of (something)
come within a whisker of something
come within an ace of
come within an ace of (something)
come within an ace of something
come within an inch of
come within an inch of (something)
come within an inch of doing
come within an inch of doing something
come within earshot
come within range
come your way
come, come
come/crawl out of the woodwork
come/fall apart at the seams
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come up to your expectations
come up trumps
come up trumps
come up trumps
come up trumps
come up with
come up with
come up with
come up with
come up with (something)
come up with the goods
come up with the goods
come up with the goods
come up with the goods
come up with the goods
come up with the goods
come up with the rations
come up with the rations
come up with the rations
come up with the rations
come up with/deliver/produce the goods
come up/out of something smelling of roses
come up/rise through the ranks
come upon
come upon
come upon
come upon
come upon (someone or something)
come upon someone
come upon something
come upon the town
Come Volevasi Dimostrare
come way
come way
come way
come way
Come What May
Come What May
Come What May
come what will
come with
come with
come with
come with
come with (one)
come with (someone or something)
come with her
come with him
Come with Me
come with one
come with receipts
come with someone
come with something
come with the territory
come with the territory
come with the territory
come with the territory
come with the territory
come with them
Come with Us
come with you
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