come through — water seeps through
phrasal verbB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
When water or damp passes or seeps through a wall, ceiling or roof into a room.
Pattern: [water/damp] is coming through (the ceiling/wall)
In use
- There's a leak upstairs and water's coming through the kitchen ceiling.reporting damage at home
- A: Why is the wall wet?
B: Damp's been coming through since the storm.flatmates inspecting a wall
Common mistake
✗ Water is coming inside from the ceiling.
✓ Water is coming through the ceiling.
Use 'come through' for water passing through a surface, not 'come inside from'.
Don't confuse it
'Come through' = passes through a surface; 'leak' is the wider problem causing it.