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meaning of come in #1 (permalink) Sun Aug 12, 2007 9:00 am   meaning of come in
 

come in (BE INVOLVED) phrasal verb INFORMAL
to become involved in a situation, story or plan:

e.g. We need expert advice, and that's where you come in.
I can't understand neither the meaning not the example.

Could you explain me the parts in bold, it will help me to understand the phrasal verb "come in" altogether.
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meaning of come in #2 (permalink) Sun Aug 12, 2007 12:46 pm   meaning of come in
 

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'Where you come in' = the point/time/situation at/in which you contribute/participate.
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meaning of come in #3 (permalink) Sun Aug 12, 2007 17:47 pm   meaning of come in
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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'Where you come in' = the point/time/situation at/in which you contribute/participate.

Thank you Mister Micawber.
But I can't still understand this sentence. Could you explain it in some other way?
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meaning of come in #4 (permalink) Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:34 am   meaning of come in
 

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We need expert advice, and that's where you come in.

The meaning is 'we need expert advice, and since you are an expert, please participate by giving us that advice'.
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