from the bottom of one's heart
with all one's heart
With great feeling; sincerely.
От всей души; искренне.
A mother loves a baby from the bottom of her heart.
John thanked his rescuer from the bottom of his heart.
The people welcomed the returning soldiers from the bottom of their hearts.
The doctor saved the child’s life, and the mother thanked him from the bottom of her heart.
Врач спас жизнь ребенка, и мать поблагодарила его от всей души.
gallows' humor
Bitter joke(s) that make fun of a very serious matter, e.g. death, imprisonment, etc.
Gallows' humor: When the criminal was led to the electric chair on Monday morning, he said, "Nice way to start the week, eh?"
get it all together
To be in full possession and control of one's mental faculties; have a clear purpose well pursued.
You've sure got it all together, haven't you?
Retaining one's self-composure under pressure.
A few minutes after the burglars left he got it all together and called the police.
To be well built, stacked (said of girls and women.)
Sue's sure got it all together, hasn't she?
get the ball rolling
set the ball rolling
start the ball rolling
To start an activity or action; make a beginning; begin.
Начинать действовать; приступить к делу; начать.
George started the ball rolling at the party by telling a new joke.
We got up early to get the ball rolling on our project.
Мы проснулись рано, чтобы начать работать над нашим проектом.
We plan to start immediately and get the ball rolling on our project.
Мы планируем начать незамедлительно и взяться за наш проект.
get the breaks
get all the breaks
To be fortunate; have luck.
That fellow gets all the breaks! He's been working here only six months, and he's already been promoted to vice president!
go ballistic
Прийти в ярость, психануть.
Peter went ballistic when he read the headlines in this morning’s newspapers.
Питер пришел в ярость, когда прочитал заголовки утренней газеты.
go over like a lead balloon
To fail to generate a positive response or enthusiasm; to meet with boredom or disapproval.
The president's suggested budget cuts went over like a lead balloon.
Jack's off-color jokes went over like a lead balloon.
good fences make good neighbors
good walls make good neighbours
Neighbors are best able to maintain positive relationships when they don't intrude upon or harm each other's land. Fences, for instance, would contain one's livestock to one's own land. The proverb.
A: "I don't love the idea of having a fence between our properties."
B: "Yeah, but you know what they say—good fences make good neighbors."
B: "Yeah, but you know what they say—good fences make good neighbors."