round to telling him he had been “enlisted” … he had been at sea in the merchant service. go round to something—(also: go around to something ) = come round to something 1: When I go round to her studio she wastes no time in emphasizing her unwillingness to see journalists. come short • come shortly come short—fail to meet the hopes or expectations: Even those who come short in other ways may justly plead the valor with which they have fought for their country. Note: a) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase come short home—(arch.) return from an expedition, etc., with loss of men; come to grief: They often came short home , for the Germans had the better of them. b) The expression does not correlate in meaning with the phrase run short (of food supplies, etc.) become insufficient or inade- quate: Staff were working long hours in unimaginable cir- cumstances and some vital surgical supplies were running short . come shortly—come or become available in a short time: There are still a lot of questions that needs to be answered and hopefully answers will come shortly . come short of something • go short of something come short of something —(also: fall short of something ) be in- sufficient or inadequate to attain the results intended: The box-office receipts came short of the manager’s expectations. go short of something—deprive oneself of smth.; not have enough of smth.: I don’t want you to go short of money in order to lend me what I need. Note: Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase run short of something—use up almost all of smth.: The hi- jacked plane was allowed to land at Kandahar airport because the plane was running short of fuel. come someone’s way • go someone’s way come someone’s way—1. be met with or encountered: A cou- ple of expressions have only come my way in the last month or so. 2. present itself; become accessible to a person: If a chance of traveling abroad came his way , he would be de- lighted. 3. agree to smb.’s principles, course of action, etc.: We are giving the Minister a rough ride so that he will come our way and put matters right. 4. (of events, circumstances, etc.) be favorable to a person: Don’t be a fool. Let’s push our luck, now that things are coming our way . go someone’s way—1. = come someone’s way 3: She will never go my way —nor, I fear, shall I ever go hers. 2. = come some- one’s way 4: If, as a child, things don’t go your way and you’re miserable, you can make the point by screaming. come through • go through come through—1. arrive or appear: Her exam results have just come through and she is going to college in Watford. 2. show plainly: This message came through clearly in a discus- sion with the company’s managers. 3. be received (by radio, etc.): A report came through by telephone that they thought another body had been spotted. 4. live in spite of danger or difficulty: He was wounded once by shrapnel, but otherwise came through unharmed. 5. do what is needed or expected: Lynda is the greatest and always comes through ! What we call a major project, she considers a piece of cake. go through—1. (of a law, etc.) be passed or approved: The Bill went through unopposed after attracting cross-party sup- port and the blessing of the Government. 2. (of a business deal, etc.) be completed: Specify what work on the property you want to be undertaken before the sale has gone through . come through something • go through something come through something—1. (of a sentiment, opinion, etc.) be seen or felt in smth.: A feeling of sadness comes through his music. 2. recover (from a serious illness); survive smth.: Bill came through his operation as cheerful as ever. 3. live through an upsetting experience; endure smth.: People don’t really ap- preciate what he had to come through . go through something—1. discuss smth. in detail; examine smth.: Let’s go through the arguments presented here again. 2. examine papers, files, etc. in search of smth.: The police went through the pockets of the suspected thief. 3. perform smth.; take part in smth.: She made him go through both a civil and religious wedding. 4. bring smth. to completion: How long will it take to go through the program? 5. = come through something 3: It was distressing for us to see what she has to go through . See also: gallop through something / run through something. come through with something • go through with something come through with something—provide money or informa- tion: Good old Arthur came through with a check to cover the last payment. go through with something—accomplish smth.; continue until it is completed: I will go through with my plan whatever the opposition. come to a bad end • come to a dead end come to a bad end—die or have a disaster in exceptionally unpleasant circumstances: These traitors each came to a bad end . As the Nazis said, they loved the betrayal but not the be- trayer. Cf.: make a good end—die with courage, dignity, etc.: You could say he made a good end . A shell-burst caught him as he was ferrying wounded across the river. come to a dead end —reach a point beyond which no progress can be made: Our inquiry came to a dead end when we learned that the woman had left the country. come to a full stop • come to a stop come to a full stop—1. stop suddenly or unexpectedly: The dog had a roll on the lawn before charging at her and coming to a full stop ready to play. 2. be unable to proceed any further with smth.: We have come to a full stop in our efforts to achieve Utopia. 3. (of a narrative, etc.) terminate or end abruptly: The story thus comes unexpectedly to a full stop . come to a stop —be no longer moving: The elevator came to a stop on the main floor. come to a head • come to mind come to a head —reach a crisis or a climax: The dispute must come to a head soon; neither the union nor the owners will tolerate these interminable delays. come to mind —occur to a person; be recollected: There are certain images that come to mind when people talk about beauty queens. See also: come into someone’s head / go to someone’s head. come to a point • come to the point come to a point—1. terminate in a point: The deep green leaves come to a point and appear after the flowers in early spring. 2. reach a certain stage: When we come to a point where we want to check the students’ understanding, we put up a multiple choice question. 3. (of a hunting dog ) take up a position with the head pointing in the direction of game: If there is too much game … the dog might flush before he can come to a point . come to the point—1. give the essential part of what one is trying to say, ignoring what is irrelevant: Philip, I may as well come straight to the point . I’m pregnant…. 2. = come to a point 2: Science and technology had come to the point where the parts fed upon each other continuously to enlarge the whole. 3. (in the phrase “when it comes to the point”) when the – 83 – come to a point