I'd say that's more of a true statement rather than an idiom. Prices never DO come down - they always go up.
to come up with new ideas
The expression "to be short handed" is not an idiom, since its meaning may be guessed from the words in it. It means having too few "hands," or crew members.
"Come to yourself" means to regain consciousness. This is a metaphor, not an idiom - it's comparing the church to a person who has been unconscious.
It means: "whatever happens, good or bad"
Origin: The verb 'to come' has always meant to arrive or appear. In this 20th Century African-American expression, 'come' takes on the meaning of 'speak.'
to come up with new ideas
"Bite the bullet": This originated from the practice of having wounded soldiers bite on a bullet during surgery before anesthesia was widely available. "Cost an arm and a leg": This expression likely originated in the early 20th century in America, referring to the high cost of commissioning a portrait where artists would charge more for including detailed features like limbs. "Under the weather": This phrase originated from maritime terminology, where sailors feeling seasick would go below deck to avoid rough weather on the surface.
It's not an idiom - it means just what it says. Something took "no" time to come about. It's an exaggeration, but the meaning is plain.
The expression "to be short handed" is not an idiom, since its meaning may be guessed from the words in it. It means having too few "hands," or crew members.
"Come to yourself" means to regain consciousness. This is a metaphor, not an idiom - it's comparing the church to a person who has been unconscious.
The meaning of the idiom "to slap the back off you" is fairly straightforward. It implies an exaggeration, that one would slap someone else so hard that their back would come off.
It means: "whatever happens, good or bad"
A British police euphemism meaning to keep out of trouble, commit no crimes
This is an idiom meaning that the danger is past, as though you were traveling through a deep forest, but you have come out on the other side now.
Origin: The verb 'to come' has always meant to arrive or appear. In this 20th Century African-American expression, 'come' takes on the meaning of 'speak.'
Meaning showing feelings of frustration and agitation, seems to have come into use within the last 50 years, reason not known
"To come off" can mean several things. Accordingly such a sentence should be created based on that meaning. For example "the ink on that shirt is not going to come off easily." "I don't mean to come off strong, but I am smitten of you." "She is going to come off the stage shortly. When she does so you can tell her. " …And so on.