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Idiom idiom

come back from the dead


To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The old company has come back from the dead.

CONTEXTUAL

After years of poor sales, the brand has come back from the dead with a popular new product line.

COMPLEX

Few expected the retired politician to come back from the dead, yet he launched a successful campaign that stunned his rivals.


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    all the way to Egery and back

    The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

  2. 02

    appetite comes with eating

    Starting an activity increases one's desire to continue it.

  3. 03

    as they come

    As it is possible to be.

  4. 04

    back down

    To take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.

  5. 05

    back forty

    The most remote or inaccessible part of any place.

  6. 06

    back gammon player

    A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.

  7. 07

    back in the game

    Having recovered from a disadvantageous position.

  8. 08

    back into

    To advance to the post-season as a result of another team's loss, especially where one's own team has also lost.

Last updated August 10, 2026