comeback
noun/ˈkʌmbæk/
/ˈkʌmbæk/
- [usually singular] if a person in public life makes a comeback, they start doing something again that they had stopped doing, or they become popular again
- an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback
- The player is on the comeback trail after a serious knee injury.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amazing
- big
- dramatic
- …
- make
- mount
- stage
- …
- trail
- attempt
- victory
- …
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- if a thing makes a comeback, it becomes popular and fashionable or successful againTopics Successc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- amazing
- big
- dramatic
- …
- make
- mount
- stage
- …
- trail
- attempt
- victory
- …
- (informal) a quick reply to a critical remark synonym retort
- a way of holding somebody responsible for something wrong that has been done to you
- You agreed to the contract, so now you have no comeback.
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