To drop a line
To drop a line
A shot in the arm
A shot in the arm
Reduced to skeleton
Reduced to skeleton
Ruffle one's feathers
Ruffle one's feathers
To be in abeyance
To be in abeyance
A bull in a china shop
A bull in a china shop
To eat the humble pie
To eat the humble pie
To turn up one's nose at a thing
To turn up one's nose at a thing
To cross swords
To cross swords
To throw up the sponge
To throw up the sponge
Under lock and key
Under lock and key
To be at one's finger end
To be at one's finger end
wild goose chase
wild goose chase
Within an ace of
Within an ace of
To rule the roost
To rule the roost
At one's finger tips
At one's finger tips
To fall short of
To fall short of
Cut the cackle
Cut the cackle
To put the cart before the horse
To put the cart before the horse
To play fast and loose
To play fast and loose
Baker's dozen
Baker's dozen
To be in good books
To be in good books
To show one's teeth
To show one's teeth
To the bitter end
To the bitter end
To keep in check
To keep in check
Root and branch
Root and branch
To hold one's tongue
To hold one's tongue
To hold somebody to ransom
To hold somebody to ransom
Roll up one's sleeves
Roll up one's sleeves
Rule the roost
Rule the roost
Beggar's description
Beggar's description
To give false colouring to
To give false colouring to
To have a windfall
To have a windfall
A green horn
A green horn
To get cold feet
To get cold feet
An open hearted man
An open hearted man
Take somebody for a ride
Take somebody for a ride
A bed of thorns
A bed of thorns
To pull a person's leg
To pull a person's leg
To make head or tail
To make head or tail
Out of pocket
Out of pocket
To give up the ghost
To give up the ghost
A man in the street
A man in the street
To talk through one's hat
To talk through one's hat
A moot point
A moot point
To have an easy time of
To have an easy time of
To hold a brief for
To hold a brief for