Come up
Come up verb - To come near or nearer.
Make it
Make it verb - Succeed in a big way; get to the top.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Every so often, a client comes in with an idea or firearm that is dubious in its legality, and Will has to come up with a way to make it work legally, or come up with an alternate solution that IS legal.
Source: Series / Sons Of Guns -
I know it doesn't come up often, but don't the swords and the costumes make it kinda obvious?
Source: Highly Visible Ninja -
In episode 7 Subaru's father Nagare nearly blows her cover, but both Kanade and Subaru come up with some lies to make it seem like he's a pervert.
Source: Light Novel / Mayo Chiki!
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