to put on the dog
to go to the dogs
to let sleeping dogs lie
Every dog has his day
buddy
sidekick
rain or shine
rainy day
to let the cat out of the bag
look like the cat that ate the canary
to throw a wet blanket on something
to throw a monkey wrench
to throw to the wolves
to throw the baby out with the bath water
hick
city slicker
to give somebody a piece of one's mind
to tell someone off
on the fence
maverick
lame duck
golden parachute
sleaze
gridlock
swing voter
to come out swinging
blame game
negative campaigning
favorite son
sound bite
to throw one's hat in the ring
to go on the stump
nerd
jock
girl jock
To eat one's hat
To eat one's heart out
hang on to your hat
to keep something under your hat
at the drop of a hat
to talk through one's hat
to kick up one's heels
to kick off
to get a kick out of
to kick the bucket
baloney
kickback
flea market
to clam up
to keep one's eye on the ball
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to keep one's eyes peeled
to have the wool over one's eyes
eyes pop out
not even bat an eye
to feast your eyes on
to hit between the eyes
fish or cut bait
cold fish
a fish out of water
to teach a fish how to swim
to shoot the breeze
trough the grapevine
lemon and going bananas
going bananas
peaches and cream
sour grapes
oddball
odds and ends
bomb
To drop a bombshell
loose cannon
blockbuster
no holds barred
to let one's hair down
to pull no punches
straight from the horse's mouth
to be swept off one's feet
Don't let the grass grow under one's feet
to stand on one's own two feet
to throw oneself at someone's feet
to get a foot in the door
to be dead on one's feet
to bug someone
to louse up
ants in your pants
to have butterflies in one's stomach
cold feet
jump in and get your feet wet
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to get off on the wrong foot
to put one's foot in one's mouth
to put your best foot forward
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to go for broke
to go overboard
to go all out
to go though hell or high water
My heart stood still
heart-to-heart talk
to have a heart
cross my heart
pain in the neck
neck and neck
to break your neck
to stick your neck out
hot seat
hot and bothered
monkey business
to make a monkey out of somebody
to put all his eggs in one basket
to eat crow
as American as apple pie
hot potato
Singing the blues
Like a bolt out of the blue
Green thumb
Green light
To stick to one's guns
Shooting the breeze
rain check
It never rains but it pours
A black sheep
A white lie
A red letter day
Red tape
A horse laugh
The last laugh
Just for laughs
To laugh up one's sleeve
Top Gun
Bottom line
To take candy from a baby
A piece of cake
To twist someone's arm
To charge someone an arm and a leg
To shake a leg
To pull one's leg
Up in arms
At arm's length
To bail out
Nose dive
A stuffed shirt
To give you the shirt off his back
To keep one's shirt on
To lose one's shirt
Right on the beam
To fly by the seat of his pants
To fly off the handle
To bark up the wrong tree
Sweeten the pot
The cards are stacked against you
To keep an ear to the ground
Up to one's ears
Follow your nose
Pay through the nose
The shoe is on the other foot
To work hand in glove
poker face
close to your vest
to pull your socks up
to knock your socks off
to be led by the nose
under your nose
blow up
blow out
to hold water
water off a duck's back
it makes my mouth water
in hot water
to throw cold water on something
doggy bag
sunny side up
over easy
It goes in one ear and out the other.
to play by ear
Greasy spoon
potluck
give me a hand
foot the bill
blow out
lock, stock and barrel
hook, line and sinker
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