at all costs, at any cost

wow (an indication of excitement or surprise)

to draw in one's horns / to pull in one's horns / to cool one's jets / to hold one's horses / to calm down, chill, chill out, cool off, settle down

(idiomatic, vulgar) to twist someone's balls, to annoy

to eke out a living / to make ends meet / to get by

to make a cat laugh / to be a laughing stock / to be ridiculous or hilarious

to curl someone's hair, to frighten / to make somebody's hair stand on end

to know who one is dealing with or know how to judge people / to know people

to start toddling / to have barely started (an enterprise, activity, etc.); to take one's first steps

(relational) everyday; day-to-day