come to the fore

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come to the fore - make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

come forward, step forward, step to the fore, step up, come out

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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come through
come to
come to grips
come to hand
come to life
come to light
come to mind
come to the fore
come together
come up
come up to
come upon
come with
Come-along
come-at-able

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