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Come to find out
Meaning
- This is a way to introduce a discovery or a piece of information that was revealed after the fact. It implies that the truth was not immediately obvious.
Conversational, revealing
Used in a sentence
- Come to find out, he was the one who ate the last piece of pie.
- We were confused about the directions, but come to find out, we were on the wrong road entirely.
- Come to find out, the store was closed for the holiday all along.
The backstory
This is a classic folksy American variation of 'it came to pass that I found out.' It softens the delivery of a realization.
Heard in
Midwest
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