to have given up the ghost to die
to have got a screw loose to be crazy , , ,
to have it in for someone to be determined to criticize or harm someone -
to have it out with someone to talk to smne about something they have done in order to solve the problem -.
to have itchy feet to want to travel or move on
to have kicked the bucket to die
to have one sandwich short of a picnic to be stupid or crazy , ,
to have one`s work cut out to have something very difficult to do
to have popped her clogs to literally die
to have the travel bug a strong desire to travel -
to have/take the bit between one`s teeth to work/act in a very determined way
to have/throw a fit to be extremely angry ,
to hit the big time to be successful nationally or internationally and make lots of money
to jump for joy to be very happy and excited about something that has happened
to keep someone at bay to prevent smne/smthing from coming near or harming you ,
to keep yourself to yrslf to prefer to be on your own and avoid talking or doing smthng with other pple
to keep/get/be/stay in touch with someone keep/get/be/stay in contact with someone -
to kill two birds with one stone to resolve two difficulties or matters with a single action 1-
to know one`s stuff to have a very good knowledge of something
to know something inside out to know every detail of something -
to leave a sour taste in your mouth to have an unpleasant memory of something
to leave smne holding the baby to leave smne to deal with a problem alone -
to leave their/its mark (on someone/something) to have an effect that changes someone/something for ever
to let the cat out of the bag accidentally to tell people a secret/something you should not tell them
to live in the lap of luxury to live an extremely comfortable life, because you have a lot of money
to look like death warmed up to look very ill indeed
to make a beeline for something to go quickly and directly to
to make a go to be successful
to make a killing to earn a lot of money very easily ,
to make a real pig of oneself to eat too much
to make all the difference to have a very good effect on a situation or a thing ,
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to make it up to someone do something good for someone you have done something bad to in the past -, .
to make one`s mouth water to make you want to eat
to pass the back to blame someone or make them responsible for something that must be done next -
to pay through the nose to pay a very high price
to pick up the tab/bill to pay for something, often something that is not your responsibility (informal)
to play ball to co-operate in order to achieve something ()
to play one`s cards right to use abilities and opportunities so as to be successful
to pull out all the stops to make a great effort to do something well
to put a damper on to produce a depressing or inhibiting effect on smth -.,
to put on hold to leave until a later time