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• (a/one's) place in the sun
• (as) black as (one's) hat
• (Boy,) is my face red!
• (in) up to (one's) elbows
• (in) up to (one's) eye(ball)s
• (oh) (my) God!
• (oh) (my) gosh!
• (oh) me, oh my
• (one) can hardly believe his or her eyes
• (one) can scarcely believe his or her eyes
• (one) does not wash (one's) dirty linen in public
• (one's) (true) stripes
• (one's) applecart
• (one's) ass is on the line
• (one's) ass off
• (one's) autumn years
• (one's) back is up
• (one's) bag of tricks
• (one's) bark is worse than (one's) bite
• (one's) blood is up
• (one's) blood runs cold
• (one's) cake is dough
• (one's) conscience is clean
• (one's) conscience is clear
• (one's) ears are burning
• (one's) final resting place
• (one's) finest hour
• (one's) heart of hearts
• (one's) heart's desire
• (one's) jig is up
• (one's) little finger told (one) that
• (one's) lucky day
• (one's) marching orders
• (one's) marching papers
• (one's) moment in the sun
• (one's) nerves are shot
• (one's) old stomping ground
• (one's) other half
• (one's) own flesh and blood
• (one's) true colours
• (one's) tuppence (worth)
• (one's) two pennies (worth)
• (one's) two penn'orth
• (one's) twopence (worth)
• (one's) Venus turns out a whelp
• (one's) way out of a paper bag
• (someone's) door is always open
• (someone's) hands are full
• (someone's) native soil
• (someone's) take on (something)
• (the/an/one's) artistic style
• (upon) my word
• a bit beyond (one's) ken
• a blot on (one's) escutcheon
• a change in (one's) stripes
• a chip on (one's) shoulder
• a dose of (one's) own medicine
• a flea in (one's) ear
• a frog in (one's) throat
• a legend in (one's) own lifetime
• a legend in (one's) own lunchtime
• a legend in (one's) own mind
• a legend in (one's) own time
• a lot on (one's) plate
• a man of his word
• a man of my kidney
• a monkey on (one's) back
• a notch in (someone's) bedpost
• a notch in (someone's) belt
• a notch on (someone's) bedpost
• a notch on (someone's) belt
• a person after (one's) own
• a price on (one's) head
• a serpent in (one's) bosom
• a shadow of (one's) former self
• a shiver down (one's) spine
• a shiver ran down (one's/someone's) spine
• a shiver ran up (one's/someone's) spine
• a shiver went down (one's/someone's) spine
• a shiver went up (one's/someone's) spine
• a snake in (one's) bosom
• a spring in (one's) step
• a sword of Damocles hangs over (one's) head
• a taste of (one's) own medicine
• a woman of her word
• able to do (something) standing on (one's) head
• about (one's) business
• about (one's) ears
• about (one's) person
• above (one's) bend
• above (one's) head
• above (one's) huckleberry
• above (one's) pay grade
• above (one's) paycheck
• accommodate (someone's) wishes
• according to (one's) own lights
• ace up (one's) sleeve
• act (one's) age
• affix (one's) signature to
• afraid of (one's) own shadow
• after (one's) own heart
• after you, my dear Alphonse
• against (one's) better judgment
• against (one's) principles
• against (one's) will
• ahead of (one's/its) time
• air (one's) belly
• air (one's) grievances
• air (one's) lungs
• air (one's) opinion
• air (one's) paunch
• air (one's) pores
• albatross around (one's) neck
• all (one's) eggs in one basket
• all (one's) geese are swans
• all (one's) life is worth
• all (one's) life's worth
• all by (one's) lonesome
• all is fish that comes to his net
• all my eye
• all my eye (and Betty Martin)
• all over (one's) face
• an/(one's) ivory tower
• an/(one's) old flame
• angle
• another nail in (one's) coffin
• another string to (one's) bow
• answer (one's) purpose
• ants in (the/one's) pants
• ape (someone's) behavior
• apple of my eye
• argue (one's) way out (of)
• as far as the eye can see
• as good as (one's) word
• as I see it
• as if (one's) life depends on it
• as much as (one's) life is worth
• ask my arse
• at (one's) beck and call
• at (one's) best
• at (one's) convenience
• at (one's) doorstep
• at (one's) earliest convenience
• at (one's) ease
• at (one's) elbow
• at (one's) expense
• at (one's) fingertips
• at (one's) heels
• at (one's) knee
• at (one's) leisure
• at (one's) mother's knee
• at (one's) own game
• at (one's) own peril
• at (one's) own risk
• at (one's) wit's end
• at (someone's) behest
• at (someone's) mercy
• at (someone's) request
• at best
• at leisure
• at the back of (one's) mind
• at the end of (one's) fingertips
• at the end of (one's) tether
• at the summit of (one's) success
• at the top of (one's) game
• at the top of (one's) voice
• at the top of (the/one's) agenda
• at worst
• away from (one's) desk
• back of (one's) hand
• back on (one's) feet
• bad taste in (one's) mouth
• balls of (the/one's) feet
• bane of (one's) existence
• bang (one's) head against a brick wall
• bang (one's) head against a wall
• bang for (one's/the) buck
• bare (one's) breast
• bare (one's) heart
• bare (one's) soul
• bare (one's) teeth
• base (one's) opinion on
• bash (someone's) brains in
• bat (one's) eyelashes
• bat (one's) eyes
• bawl (one's) eyes out
• be (down) on (one's) uppers
• be (flat) on (one's) back
• be (not) (one's) bag
• be (not) (one's) brother's keeper
• be (not) (one's) department
• be (one's) last resort
• be (one's) own man/woman/person
• be (one's) own master
• be (one's) own worst enemy
• be (one's) pigeon
• be (one's/the) main squeeze
• be (sitting) on (one's) tail
• be (someone's) call
• be (someone's) funeral
• be (someone's) huckleberry
• be (someone's) strong suit
• be a (something) to (one's) fingertips
• be a figment of (one's/the) imagination
• be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon
• be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon
• be a load off (one's) mind
• be a thorn in (someone's) side
• be a weight off (one's) shoulders
• be afraid of (one's) (own) shadow
• be after (one's) blood
• be all in (one's/the) mind
• be as good as (one's) word
• be as plain as the nose on (one's) face
• be at (one's) beck and call
• be at (one's) wit's end
• be at the end of (one's) rope
• be before (one's) time
• be beyond (one's) ken
• be caught off (one's) guard
• be caught with (one's) pants down
• be conspicuous by (one's) absence
• be down on (one's) luck
• be fighting for (one's/its) life
• be gathered to (one's) fathers
• be in (one's) altitudes
• be in (one's) blood
• be in (one's) cups
• be in (one's) dotage
• be in (one's) element
• be in (one's) face
• be in (one's) good books
• be in (one's) hands
• be in (one's) pocket
• be in (someone's) shoes
• be in line
• be in over (one's) head
• be left to (one's) own devices
• be left to (one's) own resources
• be music to (one's) ears
• be my guest
• be no skin off (one's) back
• be not (one's) bag
• be not (one's) cup of tea
• be of (one's) own making
• be off (one's) chump
• be off (one's) dot
• be off (one's) guard
• be off (one's) nut
• be off (one's) trolley
• be on (its/one's) last legs
• be on (one's) ass
• be on (one's) best behavior
• be on (one's) conscience
• be on (one's) good behavior
• be on (one's) mettle
• be on (one's) pat
• be on (one's) Pat Malone
• be on (one's) shit list
• be on (one's) tod
• be on guard
• be on the tip of (one's) tongue
• be out for/after (someone's) scalp
• be out of (one's) depth
• be out of (one's) element
• be out of (one's) face
• be out of (one's) hair
• be out of (one's) hands
• be out of (one's) head
• be out of (one's) league
• be out of (one's) mind
• be out of (one's) shell
• be out of (one's) skull
• be out of (one's) tree
• be out of line
• be out of the way
• be out on (one's) ear
• be out on (one's) feet
• be past (the/one's) sell-by date
• be put in (one's) place
• be rushed off (one's) feet
• be still my beating heart
• be still my heart
• be swept off (one's) feet
• be tall in (one's)/the saddle
• be under (someone's) spell
• be under (someone's) wing
• beat (one's) head against a stone wall
• beat (one's) meat
• beat (someone) at his or her own game
• beat (someone's) brains in
• before (one's) time
• before (one's) very eyes
• behind (one's) back
• behind (one's) time
• believe (one's) eyes
• below (one's) breath
• beneath (the/someone's) radar
• bet (one's) boots
• better get on my horse
• better half
• beyond (one's) ken
• beyond (one's) pay grade
• biological clock is ticking
• bird in (one's) bosom
• bird of (one's) own brain
• bite (one's) lip
• bite (one's) thumb at
• blank look on (one's) face
• bless the world with (one's) heels
• blot (one's) copy book
• blow (one's) chance
• blow (one's) cool
• blow (one's) load
• blow (one's) stack
• blow (one's) wad
• blow up (one's) phone
• blow up in (one's) face
• boo
• bored out of (one's) brains
• bored out of (one's) skull
• born with a caul on (one's) head
• born with a silver spoon in (one's) mouth
• bottom of (one's) heart
• break (one's) balls
• break (one's) duck
• break (one's) fall
• break (someone's) serve
• break a lance
• brick in (one's) hat
• brighten up (the) day
• bring (one's) arse to an anchor
• bring (one's) ass to an anchor
• broach (one's) claret
• broaden (one's) horizons
• bulldoze (one's) way through (something)
• burst (one's) bubble
• burst (one's/someone's) cherry
• bury (one's) head in the sand
• bust (one's) ass
• bust (one's) balls
• bust (one's) butt
• bust (one's) chops
• bust (one's) hump
• bust (one's/someone's) cherry
• bust a cap in (someone's) ass
• butter (one's) bread on both sides
• button (one's) lip
• by (one's) lights
• by (one's) own hand
• by the scruff of (one's)/its/the neck
• by the seat of (one's) pants
• by the skin of (one's) teeth
• call (one's) own
• call (one's) shots
• Call my service
• can't punch (one's) way out of a paper bag
• can't see farther than the end of (one's) nose
• can't see past the end of (one's) nose
• carry (one's) weight
• carry (someone) off their feet
• carry (someone's) water
• carry a Chinaman on (one's) back
• carry a rope in (one's) pocket
• cast (one's) vote
• cast in (one's) teeth
• cast up (one's) accounts
• catch (someone's) drift
• catch (someone's) fancy
• caught with (one's) hand in the cookie jar
• caught with (one's) pants down
• change (one's) stripes
• change (someone's) mind
• changed my mind
• chase (one's) tail
• choose (one's) battles (wisely)
• clean (someone's) clock
• clear (one's) lines
• close (one's) eyes to (something)
• clutch (one's)/the pearls
• cockles of (one's) heart
• collect (one's) thoughts
• collect (one's) wits
• come into (one's) own
• come out of (one's) shell
• come to (someone's) aid
• come to (someone's) rescue
• comfortable in (one's) own skin
• compromise (with) (one's) principles
• cool (one's) jets
• Could I see you in my office?
• couldn't find (one's) way out of a paper bag
• count (one's) blessings
• courage of (one's) convictions
• cover (one's) bases
• cover (one's) feet
• cramp (one's) style
• crap (one's) pants
• crash the gate
• crash the party
• crawl into (one's) shell
• cream (one's) jeans
• cream in (one's) jeans
• cross (one's) bows
• cross (one's) palm
• Cross my heart
• cross my heart and hope to die
• cry in (one's) beer
• cry on (one's) shoulder
• cry on (someone's) shoulder
• cudgel (one's) brains
• cup of tea, one's
• curdle (one's) blood
• curl (one's) hair
• curl (one's) lip
• curse (someone or something) under (one's) breath
• curse (someone) under (one's) breath
• cut (one's) comb
• cut (one's) eyeteeth
• cut (one's) stick
• cut (one's) teeth
• cut (one's) wisdom teeth
• cut (someone's) throat
• cut of (one's) jib
• Dad fetch my buttons!
• dance to (one's) tune
• dig (one's) own grave
• dig in (one's) heels
• dip (one's) toe in the water
• dip (one's) toe into (something)
• do (one's) bidding
• do (one's) block
• do (one's) business
• do (one's) damnedest
• do (one's) darndest
• do (one's) darnedest
• do (one's) duty
• do (one's) homework
• do (one's) utmost
• do (something) standing on (one's) head
• Do you get my drift?
• dog ate my homework
• dog my cats
• dot (one's) I's and cross (one's) t's
• down (one's) alley
• down on (one's) uppers
• drag (one's) ass
• drag (one's) name through the mud
• drag (one's) tail
• drain the main vein
• draw (one's) last breath
• draw in (one's) horns
• drive (one's) pigs to market
• drop (one's) guard
• drop (something) in (someone's) lap
• drop the gloves
• drum (something) into (someone's) head
• dry (one's) eyes
• earn (one's) crust
• earn (one's) wings
• eat (away) at (someone's) conscience
• eat (one's) gun
• eat (one's) own dog food
• eat (one's) salt
• eat (one's) shirt
• eat (one's) Wheaties
• eat (one's) words
• eat (one's) young
• eat (someone's) ass out
• eat (someone's) dust
• Eat my shorts!
• egg on (one's) face
• elbow (one's) way
• elbow (one's) way to the top
• Excuse my French
• fall (squarely) on (someone's) shoulders
• fall into (one's) lap
• fall to (one's) knees
• feast (one's) eyes
• feather in (one's) cap
• feel as if a cat has kittened in (one's) mouth
• feel it in (one's) bones
• fib (one's) way out of (something)
• figment of (one's)/the imagination
• fill (one's) hand
• find (one's) (own) level
• find (one's) bearings
• find (one's) calling
• find (one's) feet
• find (one's) voice
• fire (one's) pistol in the air
• flap (one's) chops
• flap (one's) gums
• flap (one's) jaws
• flick the bean
• fling (one's) bonnet over the windmill
• fling (one's) cap over the windmill
• fling (one's) hat over the windmill
• flip (one's) wig
• float (one's) boat