You can't keep a good man/woman down.

humorous

something that you say which means that a person with a strong character will always succeed, even if they have a lot of problems.

When they sacked her, she simply set up a rival company of her own. You can't keep a good woman down.

• come off second best
• come off your high horse
• come on
• come one, come all
• come on like gangbusters
• come on strong
• come on to
• come on to someone
• come out
• come out fighting
• come out in the wash
• come out of shell
• come out of the closet
• come out of the woodwork
• come out of your shell
• come out smelling of roses
• come out swinging
• come over
• come over someone
• come pass with flying colours
• come rain or shine
• comes into head
• comes into your head
• come the raw prawn
• come through with flying colours