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come down on like a ton of bricks
To direct one's full anger at somebody.
Направить весь свой гнев на кого-либо.
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 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.
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 from far and wide
To originate or hail from many different places.
The students at this university come from far and wide and speak many languages.
come hell or high water
No matter what happens; whatever may come.
Не имеет значения что произойдет; будь что будет.
Grandfather said he would go to the fair, come hell or high water.
Mary, I love you! Come hell or high water, we will get married!
Мэри, я люблю тебя! Что бы ни случилось, мы поженимся!
come in handy
To prove useful.
Robinson Crusoe found tools in the ship which came in handy when he built a house.
The French he learned in high school came in handy when he was in the army in France.
come one's way
To be experienced by someone; happen to you.
I hope bad luck isn't coming our way.
Luck came Bill's way today and he hit a home run.
Tom said that if the chance to become a sailor ever came his way, he would take it.
come round
come around
To happen or appear again and again in regular order.
And so Saturday night came around again.
I will tell him when he comes round again.
To get back health or knowledge of things; get well from sickness or a faint.
Jim has come around after having had stomach ulcers.
Someone brought out smelling salts and Mary soon came round.
To change direction.
The wind has come round to the south.
To change your opinion or purpose to agree with another's.
Tom came round when Dick told him the whole story.
come to a dead end
come to an end
To reach a point from which one cannot proceed further, either because of a physical obstacle or because of some forbidding circumstance.
Our car came to a dead end; the only way to get out was to drive back in reverse.
The factory expansion project came to a dead end because of a lack of funds.
To end, to stop.
This idiom is used with finally and never when some activity lasts too long.
This idiom is used with finally and never when some activity lasts too long.
Even though my friend seemed to enjoy the movie, I thought that it would never come to an end.
The meeting finally came to an end at ten o’clock in the evening.
come to hand
To be received or obtained.
Father's letter was mailed from Florida last week and came to hand today.
New information about the boy's disappearance came to hand yesterday.
The new books came to hand today.