to come over

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Extend the thumb and pinky of one hand while the remaining three fingers are folded. Point the pinky down and the thumb up. Move the hand from far to near. This sign indicates the action of a person coming near.

Example sentence

It's good to have him. I cannot handle the store by myself. Since I can take turns with him, I have more time to take a break and therefore have more energy. I pay him and he is really good.
Before I go out, my apprentice will receive a thorough briefing regarding things in our shoe shop. He will take care of the shoe shop. We usually take turns and help each other.
Our house collapsed in that earthquake. I wasn’t here at that time because I went to Chiayi. I went to Chiayi around 6 o’clock to buy things like shoe soles and shoe oil. I drove to Chiayi and when it was around 8 o'clock, the earthquake happened and some buildings had collapsed. So I returned home immediately.

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