come calling

English

Verb

come calling (third-person singular simple present comes calling, present participle coming calling, simple past came calling, past participle come calling)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see come,‎ calling.
   • 2014, Martin Revermann, The Cambridge Companion to Greek Comedy, page 219:

     The cook Sicon and slave Getas reprise the earlier scene where they came calling to ask for materials and were sent packing.

2. (colloquial, figuratively) To make one's presence felt (due to large numbers, strength, qualities etc).
   • 2020 November 1, Alan Young, “Sean Connery obituary: From delivering milk in Fountainbridge to the definitive James Bond”, in The Scotsman‎^[1]:

     The stage came calling when a friend suggested he try out for a production of South Pacific. He got a part in the sailors' chorus and so began his acting career.