(idiomatic) to be up to something, to scheme, to carry on one's mind, to have something up one's sleeve

(idiomatic) to be tipsy

(idiomatic) to keep something under control

(idiomatic) to go round in circles

(idiomatic) to nip (something) in the bud

past participle of im Regen stehen lassen

left out in the rain, left out in the cold

by the sweat of one's brow

the early bird gets the worm

(idiomatic) to avoid exaggerating; not to get carried away