(transitive, idiomatic) To be confident in being able to do something. / (transitive, idiomatic) To have an inclination to do something.

(transitive, idiomatic) To anticipate, expect, or wait for, especially with a feeling of approval or pleasure. To be excited or eager to.

(idiomatic) Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

(idiomatic, Britain) A place that has too much police activity to harbor a fugitive unnoticed.

(idiomatic) To leave, especially to flee or run away.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come, to. / (intransitive, idiomatic) To recover consciousness after fainting etc.

(only with a bare infinitive) Indicates something which cannot be avoided.

(informal) A beating. / (informal) An act of sexual intercourse. / (informal) A thorough cleanup or repair.

(idiomatic) To flee or vanish; to run away.

Alternative form of bring owls to Athens