come at

To move toward someone to attack them, or challenge them angrily.

• The dog came at me.
• She came at him with a stream of angry questions.
• Why are you coming at me like that?

How to use it: come at someone with something (He came at us with a stick.)

Similar words: attack, confront

Opposites: retreat

Common phrases: come at someone, come at me

To reach, find, or understand something that is difficult to get.

• The truth is hard to come at.
• We finally came at the information we needed.
• His exact meaning was difficult to come at.

How to use it: come at something (The facts were difficult to come at.)

Similar words: get at, reach, discover

Common phrases: come at the truth, come at the facts

To accept a situation or agree to try something.

• I cannot come at that price.
• He would not come at another risky deal.
• Would you come at trying it once more?

How to use it: come at something (I cannot come at an arrangement like that.)

Similar words: accept, agree to, try

Opposites: refuse

Common phrases: come at that, come at a deal