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(hard) on the heels of something
(someone's or something's) days are numbered
a bee in one's bonnet
a body blow
a bolt from the blue
a bone of contention
a clean bill of health
a dime a dozen
a dog in the manger
a dog's age
a dog's life
a drop in the ocean / a drop in the bucket
a feather in one's cap
a girl Friday / a man Friday / a person Friday
a long face
a mama's boy
a mummy's boy / a mother's boy
a pat on the back
act of God
albatross around one's neck
all but
all hell breaks loose
apple-pie / apple pie
apples and oranges
as American as apple pie
at someone's feet
babe in the woods
bag and baggage
beat a dead horse
before you can say Jack Robinson / quicker than you can say Jack Robinson
bells and whistles
bend over backwards / lean over backwards
Bible Belt
big deal
black and white / black or white
blind date
blood runs cold / blood freezes
blow hot and cold
blow one's own horn / toot one's own horn
brain drain
bread and butter
bread-and-butter
bread-and-butter letter
break the ice
bred in the bone / bred-in-the-bone
bring home the bacon
bring someone to hill
bring something home (to someone)
burn one's bridges / burn one's boats
butterflies in one's stomach
by hook or by crook
by the sweat of one's brow
cannon fodder
carrot and stick
carry the ball
carry the day
cash on the barrelhead
catch (on) fire
catch someone red-handed / catch someone flat-footed
caught flat-footed / caught flatfooted
charley horse
cheek by jowl
close call
close the books (on someone or something)
come out of the closet
come to grips with someone or something / get to grips with someone or something
cool as a cucumber
cool one's heels
crazy like a fox
cream of the crop
cross one's heart (and hope to die)
curl someone's hair / make someone's hair curl
cut a figure / cut a fine figure
cut corners
cut no ice (with someone)
cut the ground out from under someone / cut the ground from under someone's feet
cut to the bone
cutting edge
dig in one's heels / dig one's heels in
do a job on someone or something
dog days
dog eat dog / dog-eat-dog
dog tired
doggy bag / doggie bag
double date
down in the dumps
down the drain
downtime / down-time
down-to-earth / down to earth
drag one's feet / drag one's heels
draw to a close
dressed to the nines / dressed to the teeth
drop dead
drop the ball
duck soup
eat one's cake and have it too / have one's cake and eat it too
eat one's heart out
fall flat (on one's face)
fall from grace
fan the flames (of something)
fat chance
feel something in one's bones / know something in one's bones
feet of clay
fender-bender / fender bender
few and far between
fill the bill / fit the bill
flat out
flotsam and jetsam
fly in the face of someone or something / fly in the teeth of someone or something
fly in the ointment
fly off the handle
fly the coop
foot the bill
for the birds
free hand (with someone or something)
fuddy-duddy
full of beans
full of hot air / full of beans / full of bull / full of it / full of prunes
get (something) off the ground
get a grip on oneself / get a grip of oneself
get off someone's back / get off someone's case
get one's foot in the door
get someone off the hook
get the axe / get the boot / be given the axe
get the ball rolling / set the ball rolling / start the ball rolling
give someone a taste of one's own medicine / give someone a dose of one's own medicine
give-and-take / give and take
go ballistic
go belly up
go Dutch
go for broke
go hand in hand
go to the dogs
go up in flames / go up in smoke
go-go
grist for the mill / grist to the mill
hand in glove / hand and glove (with someone)
hands down
hang by a hair / hang by a thread
hard and fast
hard cash / cold cash
hard-nosed
have a bone to pick (with someone)
have a chip on one's shoulder
have a good head on one's shoulders
have a hand in something
have a narrow escape
have a short fuse
have an ax to grind / have an axe to grind
have an edge / have the edge (on / over someone or something)
have feet of clay
have it in for (someone)
have one's head in the clouds
have the best of / have the better of / get the best of / get the better of (someone or something)
head and shoulders above (someone or something)
head hunt
head over heels
head over heels (in love with someone)
heart and soul
hem and haw
hit below the belt
hit home
hit it off (with someone)
hit or miss / hit and miss
hit the books
hit the ground running
hit the jackpot
hold one's horses
horse around
horse sense
horse trade
hot air
hot under the collar
house of cards
hue and cry
in dribs and drabs
in fits and starts / by fits and starts
in for something
in high hear / in full gear
in one's heart of hearts
in over one's head (with someone or something)
in the air
in the bag
in the black
in the face of something
in the red
in the same boat
in the same breath
it girl
junk mail
keep abreast of (something or someone)
keep body and soul together
keep one's feet on the ground
keep one's head
keep one's head above water
keep the ball rolling
keep the home fires burning
keep up with the Joneses
knock someone dead
lame duck
last-ditch effort
lay an egg
lay something at someone's door
leave someone high and dry
leave someone holding the bag / leave someone holding the baby
leave someone out in the cold
lend color to (something)
let one's hair down / let down one's hair
let the cat out of the bag
let the genie out of the bottle
lie down on the job / lay down on the job
live from hand to mouth
lock horns (with someone)
loose ends
lose face
lose heart
lose one's heart to somebody
make a beeline for (someone or something)
make a clean breast of (something)
make a dent (in something)
make no bones about something
mend one's fences / mend fences with someone
miss the boat / miss the bus
nest egg
nip something in the bud
not to know beans about something
not worth the candle
old flame
on ice
on the cutting edge / at the cutting edge
on the fence (about something)
on the go
other fish to fry / bigger fish to fry
out in left field
out of hand
over a barrel
over someone's head
pale around the gills / blue around the gills / green around the gills
pass the buck
pass the hat
pat someone on the back
play ball (with someone)
play both ends (against the middle / center)
play fast and loose (with someone or something)
play hardball (with someone)
play hooky
play into someone's hand(s)
play it by ear
play second fiddle (to someone or something)
play something by ear / play by ear
play the devil with something
play the field
play the game
point the finger at someone
polish the apple
pork barrel
pull oneself up by one's (own) bootstraps
put (all) your cards on the table / lay your cards on the table
put on an act
put one's best foot forward
put one's foot in one's mouth / put one's put in it
put something to bed
put the cart before the horse
rack one's brains
raise Cain
raise hell
ride high
right off the bat / straight off the bat
ruffle someone's feathers
save face
see eye to eye (about / on someone or something) (with someone)
sell someone a bill of goods
set (someone) back on someone's heels
shoot from the hip
shoot oneself in the foot
short end (of the stick)
slap in the face
slip through the cracks / fall through the cracks
smoking gun
someone's jaw drops
split hairs
stick to one's guns / stand by one's guns
straight from the horse's mouth
strike a chord (with someone)
swallow something hook, line, and sinker
sweep someone off one's feet
take a bath (on something)
take heart
take something with a pinch of salt / take something with a grain of salt
take the bull by the horns
take the cake
talk through one's hat
the birds and the bees
the glass ceiling
the ins and outs (of something)
the jewel in the crown
thin edge of the wedge
think big
throw a fit / have a fit
throw caution to the wind(s)
throw out the baby with the bath water
throw someone a curve / throw someone a curve ball
throw the book at (someone)
tighten one's belt / take one's belt it / pull one's belt in
to the gills
trial balloon
trial by fire
true to form / true to type
turn a blind eye (to someone or something)
turn on a dime
twist someone around one's little finger / wind someone around one's little finger
under one's belt
up the creek (without the paddle)
up to one's ears / up to one's neck / up to one's chin / up to one's eyeballs (in something)
wake-up call
wee hours (of the night / morning)
with one's eyes open / with one's eyes wide open