come into contact with someone • make contact with someone come into contact with someone—meet smb.; associate with a person: I feel uneasy when I come into contact with people who have had a good education. make contact with someone—(also: contact someone) get in touch with a person: After about a month, I finally made con - tact with him in Paris. come into question • go into the question come into question—1. become an issue for further consid- eration or discussion: His credibility has to come into question if he is going to make statements like the above. 2. become of practical importance: The succession of masters was too rapid to allow a change of language to come into question among the people. go into the question—consider the question thoroughly and in detail: A happy person has no time for philosophy. He will not go into the question of good and bad. come into someone’s head • go to someone’s head come into someone’s head—(of an idea, etc.) occur to a person; come to mind (also: enter someone’s head): I write without any sort of constraint or method, as things come into my head . go to someone’s head—1. (of liquor) make smb. dizzy or slightly drunk: The next four hours are spent sipping drinks which go straight to Norma’s head . 2. (of success) excite a per- son; make smb. conceited: Don’t let failure go to your heart and don’t let success go to your head . 3. engross a person’s whole attention: Unfortunately, he can’t spare you any time. He’s very busy writing a book and it’s gone to his head . See also: come to a head / come to mind. come into the limelight • come to light come into the limelight—be in the center of attention: The giant Himalayan humanoid came into the limelight in 1921 and has since been the subject of much controversy. come to light—be revealed; become known: From the stones, ice and meadows of Greenland the tragic story of the lost Vikings has finally come to light . come into the market • go to market come into the market—(also: come on the market) be offered for sale: No more coals can come into the market than are sufficient to meet the demand. go to market—1. (also: go marketing ) go shopping: She has no debt—except to herself, since she uses her own money when she goes to market . 2. = come into the market: It may sound silly, but many new products go to market with at least one fatal flaw. 3. (Austral., NZ sl.) lose one’s temper; complain noisily: I have my instructions, so it’s no use going to market on me. come into the union • go into the union come into the union—1. (of American States) become incor- porated into one confederation—the United States of Amer- ica: In 1850 New Mexico came into the Union as a free soil territory. 2. become a member of the trades-union: In five days 19,000 new members came into the union , almost swamping the union officers in their clamor to have themselves enrolled. go into the union1. (UK hist.) go to live in a workhouse: The magistrate advised her to go into the union … which would have separated her from her helpless son. 2. = come into the union 1: When the 1816 Constitution was written and In- diana admitted, the Hoosier State went into the Union with- out slavery. 3. = come into the union 2: People told me, “if you go into the union , you’ll sell out and won’t accomplish any- thing.” come into the world • go out into the world come into the world—1. be born or created: The records show that he came into the world in June of 1942. 2. (of a book, etc.) come out: This little treatise came into the world last year. go out into the world—have more contact with people or places: We need to get out of the arena of the sheltered life and go out into the world . come it • go it come it—(sl.) 1. succeed in doing smth.; attain one’s purpose: I meant to pay him last week but I couldn’t come it . 2. do smth.; perform one’s part: I can come it pretty well—nobody better, perhaps, in my own line. 3. perpetrate smth. illicit or criminal: I told the prisoner if she came it any more, I certainly would lock her up. go it—(coll.) act more vigorous than is usual: She was really going it today—she did more work than she did during the whole of last week. Note: a) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase go it alone— act independently: He quit working for the company and decided to go it alone as a consultant, in- stead. b) Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase run it—(UK) used of a vessel which in time of war does not sail with convoy: The only merchant-ship bound to England is so well armed as to be able to run it . come it over someone • come over someone come it over someone—(coll.) get the advantage of or impose on a person (also: come it with someone): I can see through your game, I see you want to come it over me with your hon- eyed words. come over someone—(of an intense emotion) overwhelm smb.; affect a person excessively (also: overcome someone): A fit of stubbornness came over him and he refused to have anything further to do with the scheme. come it strong • come on strong come it strong—(also: go it strong ) speak or act in a way which is too extreme: The newspaper’s description of the accident was coming it a little strong . come on strong—(also: come out strong) 1. perform or contest successfully: Cheevers has come on strong to maintain his rep- utation as one of the best netminders in hockey. 2 = come it strong: Joe came on very strong last night about the war in Indochina; most of us felt embarrassed. come off • go off come off —1. fall from smth. such as a bicycle, etc.: The horse refused at the first fence, and that’s when I came off . 2. become detached: When I lifted the jug up, the handle came off . 3. (of an event) take place; succeed: My friend’s marriage didn’t come off ; his fiancée broke off the engagement. go off—1. = come off 3: They dotted lit bars and tables around the lot, and made sure the party went off without a hitch. 2. fall asleep or faint: He didn’t seem to be able to go off , so he went into the kitchen and made himself a cup of tea. 3. explode; make a sudden noise: Just as the burglar thought he was safely inside the house, the alarm went off . 4. (of food) deteriorate; become unfit to eat: This milk was fresh this morning, but it’s gone off . 5. (of gas, electricity, etc.) be- come unavailable: Just as the weather turned cold, the elec- tricity supply went off . 6. (of goods) sell: I found that the place was one of no trade, and that my goods went off very slowly. come off one’s perch • fall off one’s perch come off one’s perch—(coll.) adopt a less arrogant manner (also: get off one’s perch): What you’ve first got to do is to come off your perch —and listen to what we want. come into contact with someone – 80 –