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 Come Out.Come Round. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Come Over One (To).
 
To wheedle one to do or give something. (Anglo-Saxon, ofer-cuman, to overcome.) To come over one is in reality to conquer or get your own way.   1
 


 Come Out.Come Round. 

 
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