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This is where I came in.
Fig. I have heard all this before. (Said when a situation begins to seem repetitive, as when a film one has seen part of before reaches familiar scenes.) John sat through a few minutes of the argument, and when Tom and Alice kept saying the same thing over and over John said, "This is where I came in," and left the room. The speaker stood up and asked again for a new vote on the proposal. "This is where I came in," muttered Jane as she headed for the door.
See also: this

your whole world came crashing down around you   also your whole world (was) turned upside down
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 set the world on fire, think the world of
See also: around, crashing, whole, world

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 there are plenty more fish in the sea
See also: more, plenty


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