come-on
An attractive offer made to a naive person under false pretenses in order to gain monetary or other advantage.
Joe uses a highly successful come-on when he sells vacant lots on Grand Bahama Island.
comeback
A return call.
Thanks for your comeback.
comedown
Disappointment; embarrassment; failure.
Разочарование; смущение; неудача.
It was quite a comedown for Al when the girl he took for granted refused his marriage proposal.
Для Эла это было настоящим позором, когда девушка, которую он воспринимал как должное, отвергла его предложение руки и сердца.
After the excitement of the concert, there was a real comedown when I realized it was over and I had to return to my normal life.
После волнения от концерта пришло настоящее разочарование, когда я понял, что все закончилось и мне пора возвращаться к обычной жизни.
Life is full of highs and lows; the comedown from achieving your dreams can sometimes feel as profound as the climb
Жизнь полна взлетов и падений; разочарование после достижения мечты порой может ощущаться столь же болезненно, как и путь до нее.
cross a bridge before one comes to it
don't cross your bridges until you come to them
To worry about future events or trouble before they happen. Usually used in negative sentences, often as a proverb.
"Can I be a soldier when I grow up, Mother?" asked Johnny. "Don't cross that bridge until you come to it," said his mother.
easy come, easy go
Something you get quickly and easily may be lost or spent just as easily.
Что-то, что было получено без особых усилий и с чем можно легко расстаться; "бог дал, бог взял"; "легко пришло, легко ушло".
Grandfather thought Billy should have to work for the money Father gave him, saying "Easy come, easy go."
I found a bracelet but in a few days lost it. Oh, well, easy come, easy go.
Я нашла браслет, но потеряла его через несколько дней. Ну что ж, легко пришло, легко ушло.
easy to come by
Найти с легкостью.
A good job is not easy to come by.
Хорошую работу найти нелегко.
fall due
come due
become due
To reach the time when a bill or invoice is to be paid.
Our car payment falls due on the first of every month.
first come, first served
If you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first.
Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First come, first served.
The rule in the restaurant is first come, first served.
The team's owners announced that tickets for the World Series would be sold on a first come, first served basis only.
There are only a few seats left so it's first come, first served.