Could I come in?

Could I come in?
Could I come in?
Do you mind if I enter? (A polite request. Also used with

can

or

may

in place of

could

.) •

Tom (standing in the doorway): Hello, I'm with the Internal Revenue Service. Could I come in?

Bill: Hi, Tom. What are you doing here? Tom: Could I come in? I have to talk to you. Bill: Sure. Come on in.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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