【come over】 —

1. come from a distance (to visit smb.):

• You really must 【come over】 sometime and have dinner with us.

2. (of aircraft) pass overhead:

• It’s terribly noisy living near the airport with planes coming over all the time.

3. (of a speech, plan, etc.) be received; succeed:

• How did his latest speech 【come over】 ?

4. change one’s opinion, political position, etc.:

• Don’t worry about the chairman, he’ll soon 【come over】 .

5. (coll.) become (especially suddenly):

• I came over all dizzy just for a moment, but I’m all right now.

6. (of sound) be heard on radio or stage:

• Your voice comes over rather well.

【go over】 —

1. fall; turn over:

• Keep still or the boat will 【go over】 !

2. = 【come over】 1:

• When are we going over to your mother’s again?

3. = 【come over】 2:

• Paratroopers went in and we had heard planes going over.

4. = 【come over】 3:

• How did John’s talk to the Women’s Institute 【go over】 ?