Johnny-come-lately
Someone new in a place or group; newcomer; also: a new person who takes an active part in group affairs before tlie group has accepted him; upstart.
Everybody was amazed when a Johnny-come-lately beat the old favorite in the race.
When it looked as though Mr. Brown had a good chance of winning, many Johnny-come-latelies began to support him.
all good things must come to an end
Все хорошее когда-нибудь заканчивается.
All good things must come to an end and we soon had to return home from our holiday.
Все хорошее когда-нибудь заканчивается и нам вскоре пришлось вернуться домой из отпуска.
become of
To happen to; befall.
This idiom is always used in a clause beginning with what.
This idiom is always used in a clause beginning with what.
What will become of the children, now that both parents are in jail?
What has become of my pencil? I had it ten minutes ago, but now I can’t find it.
I wondered what became of you. I looked around the shopping centre for two hours, but I couldn’t find you at all.
become one
Пожениться, повенчаться, стать одним целым.
We love each other and we want to become one.
Мы любим друг друга и хотим пожениться.
chickens come home to roost
Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve.
Often used in a short form.
Often used in a short form.
Fred's chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher made him go to the principal.
Mary's selfishness will come home to roost some day.
Truth be told, some nefarious financial decisions were made and the chickens are coming home to roost, albeit on the backs of some of the employees!
come a cropper
To fall off your horse.
John's horse stumbled, and John came a cropper.
To fail.
Mr. Brown did not have enough money to put into his business and it soon came a cropper.
come a long way
To show much improvement; make great progress.
The school has come a long way since its beginnings.
Little Jane has come a long way since she broke her leg.
come about
To take place; happen, occur.
Sometimes it is hard to tell how a quarrel comes about.
When John woke up he was in the hospital, but he didn't know how that had come about.
I didn’t find any explanation in the newspaper about how the political coup came about.
The flood came about as a result of the heavy winter rains.