come in for

/kəm ɪn fɔr/
/kəm ɪn fɔ/
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Other forms: came in for; coming in for; comes in for

Definitions of come in for
  1. verb
    be subject to or the object of
    “The governor came in for a lot of criticism”
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    type of:
    be
    have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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