From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcome away phrasal verb1 BREAKto become separated from the main part of something SYN come off One of the wires in the plug had come away. I turned some of the pages and they came away in my hand.2 to leave a place with a particular feeling or idea We came away thinking that we had done quite well. with I came away with the impression that the school was very well run. → come→ See Verb table
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come away• Soon he switches his grip to the exhaust pipe, which starts coming away.• Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.• Mix until the dough comes away from the side of the bowl.• Ralph pulled, and the lock came away in his hand.• Now he came away shaking with hurt and rage.• The mother came came away somewhat bewildered.• Nouns, like all other words, get mired in context and come away with biases clinging to them.• The switch was attached to the plate and came away with it when I pulled.• All the more reason to come away with me.• The transfers will often come away with the adhesive tape.• I came away with the impression I felt he was a good kid.• She could alienate a whole list of people, and still come away without knowing which one of them she actually wanted.come with• The bolt came away with a tacky wrenching sensation.• And we came away with a true understanding of the value of the estuarine habitat.• One reads this account of their activities and comes away with an overwhelming sense of visceral revulsion: The Saatchi brothers stink!• With three games to go, we might even come away with another 8 or 9 points.• She loved me, and was ready to come away with me yesterday, but I said no.• If they were giving out prizes for what you do in bed he'd have come away with the booby prize.• I came away with the impression I felt he was a good kid.• Cannon came away with the impression that McFarlane would be a good man to work with.• How do stocks like Quarterdeck and Iomega break away from the conventional pack and come away with the winnings? 