Question

Come Again I don't understand what you are saying, so please repeat yourself.

Accepted Answer

He had a heavy accent, so when he told me his name, I had to say, 'Come again?' The verb "to come" has always meant to arrive or appear. In this 20th-century African-American expression, "come" takes on the meaning of "speak."

Idiom	Come Again
Example	He had a heavy accent, so when he told me his name, I had to say, 'Come again?'
Meaning	I don't understand what you are saying, so please repeat yourself.
Origin	The verb "to come" has always meant to arrive or appear. In this 20th-century African-American expression, "come" takes on the meaning of "speak."

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