A dictionary of Confusable Phrases: More Than 10,000 Idioms and Collocations

Note: 
Neither expression correlates in meaning with the phrase
run out of something
— have no further supply of smth.: He
had several forced landings, the first when he ran out of fuel
over Syria.
See also: walk out of something / walk out on something.
come out of the blue • get into a blue
come out of the blue —happen unexpectedly or without
warning: Nothing in my life ever came more “out of the blue”
than my marriage.
get into a blue —(Austral. sl.) get into an argument; start a
brawl: Are red-haired people more likely to get into a blue?
See also: get one’s blue / get the blues.
come out on top • come to the top
come out on top —overcome difficulties; be victorious (over
one’s competitors): Although there were a lot of applicants,
Henry was the one who came out on top.
come to the top —
1
. reach the top of a mountain, etc.: The
next little excitement was when we came to the top of the
Grand Diable. One has to rope down it. 2. become most im-
portant: Only the problem of traversing Kazakhstan prevented
the khanates from coming to the top of the imperial agenda.
come over • go over
come over —
1
. come from a distance (to visit smb.): You
really must come over sometime and have dinner with us. 2.
(of aircraft) pass overhead: It’s terribly noisy living near the
airport with planes coming over all the time. 3. (of a speech,
plan, etc.) be received; succeed: How did his latest speech
come over? 4. change one’s opinion, political position, etc.:
Don’t worry about the chairman, he’ll soon come over. 5.
(coll.) become (especially suddenly): I came over all dizzy just
for a moment, but I’m all right now. 6. (of sound) be heard on
radio or stage: Your voice comes over rather well.
go over —
1
. fall; turn over: Keep still or the boat will go
over! 2. = come over 
1
: When are we going over to your mother’s
again? 3. = come over 2: Paratroopers went in and we had heard
planes going over. 4. = come over 3: How did John’s talk to the
Women’s Institute go over?