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There are plenty more where they/that came from.
something that you say in order to tell someone they will easily find another person or thing similar to the one they have lost. 'Roger and I split up last month.' 'Oh, never mind, There are plenty more where he came from.'
See also: from, more, that, there

your whole world came crashing down around you

if your whole world comes crashing down around you, something unpleasant happens in your life that suddenly makes you feel very upset or confused. Suddenly they weren't popular any more, nobody wanted to buy their records, and their whole world came crashing down around them. When I found out he'd had an affair, my whole world turned upside down.
See also: around, down, whole, world

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