with one's back to the wall; up against the wall

(idiomatic) to kill two birds with one stone

to throw the baby out with the bathwater / to discard, especially inadvertently, something valuable while in the process of removing or rejecting something unwanted

to keep one's feet on the ground

plural of igrometro con bulbo umido e secco

(meteorology) wet-and-dry-bulb hygrometer

to go to bed with the sun, to go to bed with the chickens (to go to bed very early)

(idiomatic) to update oneself (on the latest news, etc.)

with one's tail between one's legs

a man is known by the company he keeps