come for
Arrive to get
To come for someone is to confront, attack, or criticize them aggressively: Don't come for me unless I send for you.
The phrase implies targeted hostility—someone actively seeking out another to challenge or undermine them.
In internet culture, it often describes public callouts or takedowns: She came for him on Twitter and didn't hold back.
The older, literal sense means simply to arrive in order to collect someone or something: I'll come for you at eight.
- reachExtend to touch
- collectBring items together
- retaliateRespond to injury alike
- close inApproach from all sides
- close in onAdvance toward from multiple directions
bear down on · set upon · approach · attack · grab · confront · go after · target · take aim · hunt · track down · seek out · seize · criticize · call out · take to task · accuse · visit
come fordefend
Protect from harm
shy away from · protect · leave alone · spare · shield
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