| English | Russian |
| come down on someone like a ton of bricks | стереть в порошок (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| come down on smb. like a cart-load of bricks | обрушиться на кого-л. (Bobrovska) |
| come down on smb. like a cart-load of bricks | задать головомойку (Bobrovska) |
| come down on smb. like a cart-load of bricks | наброситься на кого-л. (Bobrovska) |
| come on the heels of | идти по пятам (Tsa'tuyo) |
| come on the heels of | следовать непосредственно за, идти сразу за, букв. "наступать на пятки" (Anakonda) |
| come on the heels of | сразу же после чего то (Poetesa) |
| come out of age | достигать совершеннолетия (Now you have come of age, you should seek a living for yourself.  reverso.net mikhailbushin) |
| come out of army | увольняться в запас (sankozh) |
| come out of left field | случиться неожиданно (sankozh) |
| come out of left field | застать врасплох (sankozh) |
| come out of nowhere | появиться как из-под земли (Winds howling, waves crashing at English Bay. Crazy windstorm here tonight. Whole house is shaking. Having grown up in Southern Alberta I'm used to wind, but this gale's just come out of nowhere! Bang. Bang. Flash. Flash. Now we're in darkness. Blown transformers lighting up the sky. Huge wind and rain surge. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| come out of nowhere | как снег на голову (Winds howling, waves crashing at English Bay. Crazy windstorm here tonight. Whole house is shaking. Having grown up in Southern Alberta I'm used to wind, but this gale's just come out of nowhere! Bang. Bang. Flash. Flash. Now we're in darkness. Blown transformers lighting up the sky. Huge wind and rain surge. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| come out of nowhere | как с неба свалиться (Winds howling, waves crashing at English Bay. Crazy windstorm here tonight. Whole house is shaking. Having grown up in Southern Alberta I'm used to wind, but this gale's just come out of nowhere! Bang. Bang. Flash. Flash. Now we're in darkness. Blown transformers lighting up the sky. Huge wind and rain surge. (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| come out of shell | разомкнуться (Tom used to be very withdrawn but he's really come out of his shell since Susan took an interest in him. VLZ_58) |
| come out of shell | сбросить скованность (VLZ_58) |
| come out of one's shell | показать свою натуру (To reveal one's true self. Interex) |
| come out of shell | стать открытым (VLZ_58) |
| come out of the blue | стать полной неожиданностью (The decision to cancel the contract came out of the blue. / His request for leave came out of the blue. ART Vancouver) |
| come out of the gate | начинать (VLZ_58) |
| come out of the woodwork | вылазить (4uzhoj) |
| come out of the woodwork | набежать (отовсюду: When you have a hit people always come out of the woodwork and try to claim it. • If you try to lose weight, people will come out of the woodwork to offer advice. 4uzhoj) |
| come out of the woodwork | повылазить (4uzhoj) |
| come out of the woodwork | появляться (выражение имеет негативную окраску: If you try to lose weight, people will come out of the woodwork to offer advice. • Once one woman came out with claims of sexual assault by this man, twelve others were brought out of the woodwork offering their stories.) |
| come out of the woodwork | активизироваться (Influenced by low-interest rates, many potential home-purchasers have come out of the woodwork. 4uzhoj) |
| come out of the woodwork | появляться |
| come out of the woodwork | всплывать (After you've been in a relationship for a while all sorts of little secrets start to come out of the woodwork. 4uzhoj) |
| come out of something smelling of roses | выйти сухим из воды (By reporting his colleagues as soon as he learned of their dishonest business practices, the CEO came out smelling of roses. Anglophile) |
| come within touching distance of | вплотную приблизиться (Back in 2015, Kevin Mitchell came within touching distance of becoming a world champion, suffering a brave stoppage defeat in the 10th round. 4uzhoj) |
| harbinger of things to come | знак грядущих перемен (The first cuts in our budget are a harbinger of things to come. VLZ_58) |
| not let someone come within a mile of here | не подпускать на пушечный выстрел (VLZ_58) |
| not let someone come within firing range of here | не подпускать на пушечный выстрел (VLZ_58) |
| not to know to come in out of the rain | не соображать (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| not to know to come in out of the rain | быть недалёким человеком (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| portent of things to come | знак грядущих перемен (Today's visit from the auditors is a portent of things to come. VLZ_58) |
| shape of things to come | знак грядущих перемен (Is shopping on the Internet the shape of things to come? VLZ_58) |
| sign of things to come | предвестник перемен (Mira_G) |
| sign of things to come | предзнаменование (Mira_G) |
| sign of things to come | знамение (Mira_G) |
| sign of things to come | знак грядущих перемен (Mira_G) |
| the thick end of the stick comes next | это только цветочки, ягодки впереди |
