Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Van Cleef’s, here I come

English answer:

Van Cleef and Arpels. Someone is in a position to spend a lot of money

Added to glossary by Jenni Lukac (X)
Sep 13, 2010 12:30
13 yrs ago
English term

Van Cleef’s, here I come

English Art/Literary Names (personal, company)
She could set her own salary and perks, with no one to gainsay her—Van Cleef’s, here I come!

Is "here is come" a phrase from a movie? What has it to do with this situation?
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Sep 13, 2010 13:12: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "Names (personal, company)" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "p "

Sep 13, 2010 13:14: writeaway changed "Field (write-in)" from "p " to "(none)"

Sep 15, 2010 15:05: Jenni Lukac (X) Created KOG entry

Discussion

Alexandra Taggart Sep 13, 2010:
I used "nauty" in the sense, that these nuances wouldn't let me to go to sleep in peace.Still, I didn't find anything in Google.
Veronika McLaren Sep 13, 2010:
A rhetorical device of some sort, omitting the quotation marks and using the first person, but what would be naughty about it?
Alexandra Taggart Sep 13, 2010:
Here's a nauty nuance in the author's writing: he didn't set off this expression with any punctuation, and he writes "I" instead of "she" - like he knows what she is thinking about and speaks MOCKINGLY instead of her"Here I come!".That is normal for narrative, but here, what woud you call this type of sentence?
Drewe (asker) Sep 13, 2010:
Thanks, everybody. I didn't know about Van Cleef and Arpels. I thought the actor Lee van Cleef had something to do with this. Hence "the movie" )

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Van Cleef and Arpels. She is in a position to spend a lot of money

Van Cleef and Arpels : fine jewelry and luxury watch collections
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An inside look at the legendary Parisian jeweler: Learn about Van Cleef & Arpel's history, craftsmanship and love of exceptional stones.
www.vancleef-arpels.com/ - En caché - Similares
Peer comment(s):

agree Mark Nathan : and with Catharine that it does not refer to a film or song. It just means "I will be going to Van Cleef's (because I will have so much money)".
8 mins
Thanks, Mark. It has nothing to do with any song that I know of but rather indicates that she is off to one of the most expensive jewelers she knows.
agree Maja Basara
14 mins
Thanks Maja. May you receive many nice gifts in Cleefs and Arpels boxes!
agree Jim Tucker (X)
25 mins
Greetings and thanks Jim.
agree writeaway : Yes, like Harry Winston, Tiffany etc etc
31 mins
That's writeaway. This lady shouldn't rule out Harry Winston.
agree Arabic & More : I agree and added some additional thoughts in a separate entry
32 mins
Thanks, Amel. You've given some really insightful comments.
agree Joyce A : I wanted a Van Cleef and Arpels ring many years ago (In their Tokyo store). But, the price finally made me say "Van Cleef's, sayonara!" :-)
35 mins
Thanks Joyce. The truth is that one pays a lot for the wrappings in these shops.
agree jccantrell
1 hr
Cheers and thanks, jc-
agree Rolf Keiser : Hearty greetings from the gold coast, Jenni
2 hrs
Cheers and thanks compañero del norte.
agree Jack Doughty
3 hrs
Cheers and thanks, Jack.
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a song

"Here I Come" is a song by pop singer Fergie featuring will.i.am, produced by will.i.am for her first solo album The Dutchess (2006). It was used on the commercials that advertised the debut of the new channel CW and in a Motorola Rockr commercial for Latin America and Portugal featuring Fergie. The song of the debut network of 2006 following the closure of UPN and The WB.
Although not released as an official single in the U.S., it has been used on numerous advertisements and television shows,[citation needed] including a season one episode of Ugly Betty. Notably, a sample of the song with slightly altered lyrics is used in a campaign promoting the recently created CW Television Network. It was released as the album's sixth single in Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. It was the second most added song to Australian radio, in its first week of release.[2][not in citation given] A sample of The Temptations' song "Get Ready" is heard on the track. The song was also used in the Motorola advertisement which also featured Fergie. The song was also featured on season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, where Kameron Bink and Lacey Schwimmer danced a hip-hop routine to the song, choreographed by Dan Karaty. The songs was also featured in the trailer for the 2008 comedy film Confessions of a Shopaholic starring Isla Fisher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_I_Come_(Fergie_song)
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jim Tucker (X) : Not here, I'm afraid.
26 mins
neutral Alexandra Taggart : Expression "Here she comes!", "Here he comes", or "Here it comes!" - when that person approaches you and a group of people that are with you, means "Be prepared to meet her/him", "think what you might have to say"
43 mins
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4 mins

I like it

If you google "Here I come" you will find the phrase in a number of songs/expressions. Here it probably means they would gladly have a job like that.
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4 mins

someone who can afford to go to Van Cleef & Arpels

this phrase is just a way of saying that the woman in question is wealthy enough to shop at the French jewellers VC&A whenever she wants

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Cleef_&_Arpels

I might be wrong but I don't think 'Here I come' relates to any particular film.

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There is a play and film "Philadelphia Here I come" but I wouldn't know which come first - the play title or the expression in popular language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Here_I_Come!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0284690/
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+3
19 mins

van cleef's, be ready, I am coming to shop

"here I come," is an English language phrase which calls up the image of something like, be ready, I am coming or look out ! I am on my way !

HERE IS AN OLDER POETIC EXAMPLE:

THE VOICE OF THE GRASS
Sarah Roberts Boyle [1812-1869]

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere, by the dusty roadside, on the sunny hillside, close by the noisy brook, in every shady nook, I come creeping, creeping everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere, all around the open door where sit the aged poor, here where the children play in the bright merry May I come creeping, creeping everywhere.

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere. In the noisy city street my pleasant face you'll meet, cheering the sick at heart, toiling his busy part, silently creeping, creeping everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere. You cannot see me coming; you hear my low sweet humming, for in the starry night and the glad morning light, I come creeping, creeping everywhere. . . .

Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere. When you're numbered with the dead in your still and narrow bed, in the happy spring I'll come and deck your silent home, creeping silently, creeping everywhere.
http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/poem1/blp_boyle...

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HERE ARE SOME MORE MODERN EXAMPLES:

Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! – by Nancy Carlson
http://booksellers.penguin.com/static/pdf/b2b-look-out-kinde...

Look out world, here I come!: a Ziggy collection of down-to-earth humor By Tom Wilson

A few months ago, I was sent Look Out World, Here I Come: New York Adventure Kit for my 5 year old daughter. It wasn’t until just a few weeks that we actually took a look at it and I’m so upset that we didn’t see it sooner. Living in New York has made us appreciate the city even more now.
http://newyorkchica.com/2010/07/look-out-world-here-i-come-n...
Peer comment(s):

agree Sarah Bessioud
1 min
Thanks !
agree Lisa Miles
2 mins
Thanks !
neutral writeaway : without caps it's not really correct. it's the name of a store after all
13 mins
You are right about the caps, I was focused on the here I come and did not intend to imply a lower case for the store
agree Arabic & More : I agree and added some additional thoughts in a separate entry. I did not see your entry when I posted.
16 mins
Thanks !
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32 mins

She is ready to enjoy spending lots of money

From the context, it sounds like a woman has a job that provides her with a huge/unlimited income. Either she (or someone else who is benefiting from this arrangement) is excited about the large amount of money because it will allow her to shop at expensive places like Van Cleef & Arpels. When she says, "Here I come," she is "speaking" to the store...saying: Get ready for me! I am going to be a regular customer there!!

There is an implication in the phrase that the person is new to this sort of wealth, and that this type of unrestrained spending will be a new experience for her.

Another example would be of someone raised in a small town who takes his first trip to New York. "Speaking" to the city before his trip, he might say, "Big Apple, here I come!"

It means something like: New York, you have never seen anything like me before! Get ready for my arrival!!

I don't believe this phrase is necessarily tied to any specific film or song as suggested by the other entries. Even if it is, the information is not needed to understand the phrase, which is a common one in the U.S.
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34 mins

Van Cleef (and others), BEWARE!

It should be set in the text as somebody's remark.She is in a position to dictate her will, as she is more independent (from now on-?). Supposedly, they are watching her as she enters the shop/cafe.
Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : not beware. more like get ready
0 min
"Beware" because nobody dares to gainsay her.
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