to let time do its work, to leave it to time, to let time take its course; to be patient

(informal, figuratively, transitive with à) to rearrange someone's face

(figuratively) to have a knot in one's stomach

right under someone's nose [+ de (object)]

(figuratively, informal, of people) not to line up, not to queue up, not to crowd in, not to fall over each other (with the implied meaning that something meets with little success)

to live beyond one's means

commonsense

commonsense

(slang) to be exhausted

(figuratively) to add grist for the mill, to bring grist for the mill, to provide ammunition for someone (to provide extra arguments in support of someone's stance)