close down
shut down
To stop all working, as in a factory; stop work entirely; also: to stop operations in.
The factory closed down for Christmas.
The company shut down the condom plant for Easter.
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.
come down hard on
To scold or punish strongly.
The principal came down hard on the boys for breaking the window.
To oppose strongly.
The minister in his sermon came down hard on drinking.
come down in the world
To lose a place of respect or honor, become lower (as in rank or fortune).
Потерять уважение или почет, стать ниже (в звании или состоянии).
The stranger plainly had come down a long way in the world.
Незнакомец явно когда-то вращался в высших кругах.
Once a successful entrepreneur, she found herself feeling as if she had come down in the world after her business failed
Когда-то она была успешным предпринимателем, но после того, как ее бизнес потерпел крах, она почувствовала себя так, будто ее жизнь рухнула.
Though he had come down in the world, he maintained his dignity and continued to work hard to rebuild his life.
Хотя он и пал в глазах общества, он сохранил достоинство и продолжал упорно трудиться, чтобы восстановить свою жизнь.
come down on like a ton of bricks
To direct one's full anger at somebody.
Направить весь свой гнев на кого-либо.
When the janitor was late for work, the manager came down on him like a ton of bricks.
Когда уборщик опоздал на работу, менеджер наорал на него.
She knew her parents would come down on her like a ton of bricks if they found out she had failed her exam, so she decided to confess first
Она знала, что родители разозлятся на нее, если узнают, что она провалила экзамен, поэтому она решила сначала признаться.
When the new policy was announced, employees braced themselves, knowing the management would come down on them like a ton of bricks for any infractions.
Когда была объявлена новая политика, сотрудники напряглись, зная, что за любые нарушения руководство будет гневаться на них.
come down with
To become sick with; catch.
Заболеть чем-либо; подхватить болезнь; слечь с какой-либо болезнью.
We all came down with the mumps.
After being out in the rain, George came down with a cold.
My niece came down with a cold and was unable to visit me last week.
Моя племянница слегла с простудой и не смогла меня навестить на прошлой неделе.
come down
To reduce itself; amount to no more than. Followed by to.
The quarrel finally came down to a question of which boy would do the dishes.
To be handed down or passed along, descend from parent to child; pass from older generation to younger ones.
Mary's necklace had come down to her from her grandmother.
come into one's own
To receive the wealth or respect that you should have.
John's grandfather died and left him a million dollars; when John is 21, he will come into his own.
With the success of the Model T Ford, the automobile industry came into its own.