from the, of the; about the (contraction of von + dem)

to become skin and bones

(idiomatic) to tell nonsense

(colloquial, slightly dated) avaricious, selfish, likely to take without giving or showing gratitude

from rags to riches

(idiomatic) thunderstruck

(idiomatic, colloquial) to clear off, to scram

(idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) the very best, something to write home about

(idiomatic, transitive) to lead astray

(idiomatic) to make a promise that cannot be fulfilled. (literally: to promise [someone] the Blue out of the Blue Sky)