A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens; it visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show his impending fate of death and loneliness in a future Christmas that is ultimately avoided.

(idiomatic) A person's past wrongdoings will return to negatively affect them.

To be revived after dying. / To return after being presumed dead. / (chiefly sports, idiomatic) To experience a resurgence after one's productive years are assumed to have ended.

Synonym of come from a good place

(idiomatic) To be motivated by decency, kindness, or good intentions.

present participle of come from a good place

(idiomatic) When one makes a significant amount of money. / (idiomatic) When one is successful

(obsolete) Alternative form of until the cows come home.

Synonym of come to one's senses

If an unfortunate event has already occurred twice, a third unfortunate event is likely to occur.