come apart at the seams
To become upset to the point where one loses self-control and composure as if having suffered a sudden nervous breakdown.
After his divorce Joe seemed to be coming apart at the seams.
come back to earth
come down to earth
To return to the real world; stop imagining or dreaming; think and behave as usual.
After Jane met the movie star it was hard for her to come back to earth.
Bill was sitting and daydreaming so his mother told him to come down to earth and to do his homework.
coming out party
A debutante party in which a young girl is formally introduced to society.
Coming out parties used to be more popular in the early twentieth century than nowadays, primarily because they cost a lot of money.
crash a party
Дословно: разрушить вечеринку.
Явиться без приглашения, нагрянуть.
Явиться без приглашения, нагрянуть.
Last night some strangers crashed our party.
Прошлой ночью несколько незнакомцев нагрянули на нашу вечеринку без приглашения.
cross one's heart
cross one's heart and hope to die
To say that what you have said is surely true; promise seriously that it is true. Often used by children in the longer form. Children often make a sign of a cross over the heart as they say it, for emphasis.
Поклясться; "не сойти мне с этого места"; "вот тебе крест".
"Cross my heart, I didn't hide your bicycle," Harry told Tom.
"I didn't tell the teacher what you said. Cross my heart and hope to die," Mary said to Lucy.
I can swear that everything I say is true. Cross my heart and hope to die.
Я могу поклясться, что все, что я говорю, правда. Не сойти мне с этого места.
discretion is the better part of valor
When you are in danger or trouble, good sense helps more than foolish risks; it is better to be careful than to be foolishly brave. A proverb.
When you are facing a man with a knife, discretion is the better part of valor.
do one good
do one's heart good
To give satisfaction; please; gratify. To benefit.
It does my heart good to see those children play.
The fresh air will do you good after having been inside the house all day.
do one's bit
do one's part
To shoulder one's share of responsibility in a communal undertaking; shirk one's obligation.
"Let me go home and rest, fellows, " John said. "I think I've done my bit for this project."