come upon the town (English, phrase)
expansion: come upon the town
Senses:
glosses: To become a prostitute; to turn to prostitution.
tags: UK
euphemistic
obsolete
glosses: To receive public charity; to have one's living supported by public funding.
tags: US
glosses: To make one's debut in town society; to become (known as) a man or woman about town.
tags: US
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