come correct
Bring your best
Come correct means to arrive prepared, properly equipped, or with the right attitude—to show up having done your homework and ready to perform.
The phrase carries an implicit warning: if you're going to engage, do it properly or face consequences.
You better come correct when you talk to my mother.
Don't come to the negotiating table unless you're coming correct.
Common in hip-hop and African American vernacular, it emphasizes respect, competence, and seriousness of purpose.
- behaveAct in acceptable ways
- complyFollow rules or requests
- behave oneselfAct with proper conduct
- get rightAchieve correctness
- walk a straight lineHeel-to-toe sobriety check
truthfulness · no cap · real talk · keep it real · genuineness · authenticity · ownership · trustworthiness · credibility · straight up · uprightness · honesty · walk the walk · readiness · on point · integrity · dependability · punctuality
come correctwing it
Act without preparation
phone it in · half-step · drop the ball · fumble · come up short
come, correct, comes, came, coming, comer, comers, outcome, outcomes