(I'm) glad you could come.

(I'm) glad you could come.
(I'm) glad you could come. & (We're) glad you could come.
a phrase said by the host or hostess [or both] to a guest. •

Tom: Thank you so much for having me. Sally: We're glad you could come. John: Yes, we are. Bye.

Bill: Bye. Sally: Bye, Bill. Glad you could come.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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