shell out

[in one's shell] or [into one's shell] {adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In or into bashfulness; into silence; not sociable; unfriendly. * /After Mary's mother scolded her, she went into […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

out of one's shell

[out of one's shell] {adv. phr.}, {informal} Out of one's bashfulness or silence; into friendly conversation. - Usually used after "come". * /John wouldn't come out of his shell and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

into one's shell

[into one's shell] See: [IN ONE'S SHELL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

shell

[shell] See: [IN ONE'S SHELL] or [INTO ONE'S SHELL], [OUT OF ONE'S SHELL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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хвататься за соломинку

[хвататься за соломинку] {v. phr.} [khva`tattsya za so`lominku] - to catch at a straw, to clutch at […]

Roseanne Barr

(1953--) U.S. comic I figure that if the children are alive when I get home, I've done my job.

make a day of it

[make a day of it] {v. phr.}, {informal} To do something all day. * /When they go to the beach they take a picnic lunch and […]

to pieces

[to pieces] {adv. phr.} 1. Into broken pieces or fragments; destroyed. * /The cannon shot the town to pieces./ * /The vase […]