Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
questions came and (questions) went
English answer:
there was a flurry of questions, questions were flying thick and fast
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Aug 9, 2005 14:17
19 yrs ago
English term
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questions came and questions went
Non-PRO
English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
I always thought of retiring here and that almost came to an end when A [company] filed for bankruptcy and we went through a year of questioning our future every day. The day X [president of comapny] came to welcome us to the B [company] family questions came and questions went.
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+8
7 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Works in field
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
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questions were flying thick and fast
Questions were flying from all quarters.
... all over the place.
...like hail.
Everyone had a question that they wanted answered.
... all over the place.
...like hail.
Everyone had a question that they wanted answered.
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Christine Andersen
: I like this one - a lot of questions were probably settled (about the bankruptcy) but they would have raised new ones at the same time about the new situation.
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Yes, it's usually "questions came and went", and I believe it is used to stress the flurry of questions rather than the fact that they were satisfactorily answered.
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jennifer newsome (X)
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Thanks, Jennifer.
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Balaban Cerit
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Thank you, arkadas.
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Robert Donahue (X)
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Thanks, Robert.
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Oso (X)
: ¶:^)
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8-}
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Anna Moorby DipTrans
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Thanks, Anna.
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Can Altinbay
: Bravo.
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Thanks, Can!
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thanks, Marju.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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Kurt Porter
Native in English
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English
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Experienced translator/interpreter
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
a lot of questions were asked.
I belive that's the intent.
Another (slight) possibility is that there were unsatisfactory answers to the questions that were asked.
Another (slight) possibility is that there were unsatisfactory answers to the questions that were asked.
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yolanda Speece
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English
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Native in: English
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, English
There was an abundant exchange of questions
when X came to welcome the new company. A lot of things were cleared up but newer questions were also introduced or old questions were left unanswered.
This is the impression I got from it.
This is the impression I got from it.
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4 mins
questions about uncertainty over the future disappeared
the questions came and went - they were answered
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Note added at 1 hr 16 mins (2005-08-09 15:34:09 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/come and go&r=67come and go
Arrive and depart, either briefly or repeatedly; go to and fro. Shakespeare had it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): “He may come and go between you both.” [Late 1300s]
Alternately appear and disappear, as in This rash is odd; it comes and goes. [Mid-1300s
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Note added at 1 hr 16 mins (2005-08-09 15:34:09 GMT)
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http://www.answers.com/come and go&r=67come and go
Arrive and depart, either briefly or repeatedly; go to and fro. Shakespeare had it in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2:2): “He may come and go between you both.” [Late 1300s]
Alternately appear and disappear, as in This rash is odd; it comes and goes. [Mid-1300s
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Calliope Sofianopoulos (X)
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Dave Calderhead
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jennifer newsome (X)
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RHELLER
: yes - they came but they were answered to everyone's satisfaction - very important point :-)
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Thanks Rita - they may have come thick and fast, but sounds like they were dispelled with equal ease ;-))
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Discussion
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