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come here to me

come here to me phrase: introduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you.

Phrase

come here to me

  1. (Ireland, colloquial) Introduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you
    • “Come here to me,” said yer man, leaning conspiratorially closer, the smell of turf smoke and poteen potent in the air. “Have ye been up to see the Magic Road?”2014 February 24, Conor Hallahan, “Ireland's magic roads - what they are and how to find them”, in BreakingNews.ie
    • “Come here to me,” said one local radio broadcaster, beckoning a nearby steward, “could ye gather up the names of all the Galway supporters and I’ll give them a shout out?”2017 July 24, Neil Loughran, “Goals galore for Galway as Donegal are sent tumbling out of Championship”, in Irish News

Questions about come here to me

What does come here to me mean?
Come here to me means introduces a topic which is (actually or jocularly) grave or sensitive; listen up; I wanted to tell/ask you.
What part of speech is come here to me?
Come here to me is a phrase.

Words near come here to me in the dictionary

  1. come good
  2. come hand
  3. come hands
  4. come head
  5. come hell or high water
  6. come here to me
  7. come high
  8. come hither
  9. come home
  10. come home by weeping cross
  11. come home to roost

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