come true
idiom
: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed
Everything we hoped for came true.
Their prediction seems to be coming true.
The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.
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To channel wildly imaginative ideas at next to no cost; a dream come true for a DIY indie filmmaker.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Maybe dreams don’t really come true without sacrifice and struggle first?
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
Collaborating with him would really be a dream come true.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
All Apple has to do is bring back the Mini; then all of my hopes and wishes for the regular iPhone will come true.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2024
Maybe dreams don’t really come true without sacrifice and struggle first?
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
Collaborating with him would really be a dream come true.
—Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024
All Apple has to do is bring back the Mini; then all of my hopes and wishes for the regular iPhone will come true.
—Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.
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