1. come up - Verb
2. come up - Phrase
result or issue
move upward
originate or come into being
come up, of celestial bodies
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
start running, functioning, or operating
gather or bring together
gather (money or other resources) together over time
bring forth, usually something desirable
come to the surface
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
be mentioned
Source: WordNetWhen you reach for the stars you may not quite get one,but you won't come up with a handful of mud either. Leo Burnett
A great many people have come up to me and asked how I manage to get so much work done and still keep looking so dissipated. Robert Benchley
I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will. Clint Eastwood
Whatever is in the heart will come up to the tongue. Persian Proverb
The bucket goes down the well every day - some day it won't come up again. Zanzibar Proverb
Throw a lucky man into the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. Arabic Proverb