Health
come and go
appear and disappear repeatedly
If something comes and goes, it is present for a while and then disappears, often several times.
Hear it in real life
Is the noise still there?
It comes and goes, but it has been quieter today.
The pain in my shoulder seems to come and go.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My headache comes and go.
Say: My headache comes and goes.
With a singular subject, both verbs in the present phrase need the third-person ending: 'comes and goes.'
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
something comes and goes; something came and went
Your turn: say it out loud
The pain in my shoulder seems to come and go.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come and go
appear and disappear repeatedly
“The pain in my shoulder seems to come and go.”
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