if a feeling comes over you, it suddenly affects you in a strong way
same as come across
to be unable to explain why someone is behaving in such a strange way
to react in a particular way
to travel to a place, especially a long way across water in order to live in a new country
to visit someone in the place where they are, especially their house
A very tall person came over to me.
A wall of orange flame came over the left side of the bus and blasted us all to the floor.
A wave of anger came over him.
Although we really look forward to coming over - we are always so well looked after when we go to England.
As a person, he came over as quite nervous - very careful and considered.
Come over to my place and we’ll discuss it.
Don't know what came over me.
Her great-grandparents came over from Ireland in the nineteenth century.
He’s not normally so rude – I don’t know what’s come over him.
I came over all emotional when I saw him.
It was a very open welcome and he came over very well.
One man came over to talk about his son's leukaemia.
She also came over to London to perform fairly regularly.
She comes over as quite naive.
She feigned madness so convincingly that her father came over to take her back to England.
She phoned me asking me to come over one night because she was miserable and needed to talk.
She was sorry for the change that had come over him and would have given much to see him happy again.
Stick to the facts and make sure they come over clearly.
The high back is so that no one could come over the top of them.
The islanders are worried that we have suddenly come over all moral and pious about tax avoidance.
They interrupted the game to come over and make introductions.
This could get a family project moving again and make you come over well at work or in any interview.
This is not because our banks suddenly have come over all cuddly.
What will they feel about Anglicans coming over with a very different way of life?
Why are these people coming over here to this peaceful country and dropping bombs?
Why don’t you come over for dinner?
Yet now fans are not only paying for their takeover but also for them coming over to visit the club.
You can come over and meet the relatives, but don't bring it up.
You could feel it coming over a few months.
You see some people say he comes over badly in interviews and sounds arrogant.
Your ability to think fast but look in control will come over well at work or in a job search.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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