Came in for criticism
Joshua struggled to assert himself throughout as his opponent’s speed and movement from an awkward southpaw stance troubled him but his strategy in front of 68,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium came in for criticism.
Is "came in" an idiomatic verb and predicator in the but-clause?
Is the PP "for criticism" a complement of the "came in"?
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It is not clear that "came in for ~" is "came in + for ~" rather than "came + in for ~", and in fact it seems easier to consider the whole of "came in for" as idiomatic. w=come+in+for&ls=a .
- It is not clear that "came in for ~" is "came in + for ~" rather than "came + in for ~", and in fact it seems easier to consider the whole of "came in for" as idiomatic.
- w=come+in+for&ls=a .
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It is not clear that "came in for ~" is "came in + for ~" rather than "came + in for ~", and in fact it seems easier to consider the whole of "came in for" as idiomatic. Some dictionaries do list it as such: https://www.onelook.com/?w=come+in+for&ls=a.
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