Come out of the chute
verb phrase
To begin; inaugurate something: If we had come out of the chute conservatively, we would have been projecting a sense of doubt
[1980s+; fr the rodeo, where bucking horses, rampaging bulls, etc, come out of a chute at the edge of the arena]
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- Come out swinging
verb phrase To be eager and aggressive; come on strong: Labor chief comes out swinging/ the fighter came out smoking, trying to dazzle the audience with a flurry of quips (1990s+)
- Come over someone
verb phrase To convince or influence, esp by force or fraud: Then I realized he was just trying to come over me, not inform me (1609+)
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- Comer
[kuhm-er] /ˈkʌm ər/ noun 1. Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising: He looks like a comer in state politics. 2. a person or thing that arrives. /ˈkʌmə/ noun 1. (in combination) a person who comes: all-comers, newcomers 2. (informal) a potential success n. “visitor,” mid-14c., agent noun from […]