those were the days

(transitive, figuratively) to put on the table, to bring up, to broach

(transitive, figuratively) to put on the table again, to bring up again, to broach a second time

from day to day, one day at a time, hand-to-mouth

(transitive) to bust, to catch red-handed

(figuratively) to preach in the wilderness, to speak in the wilderness, to be a voice crying in the wilderness

(simile) plain as the nose on one's face, clear as day, very obvious

(informal, figuratively) to pee, urinate

(informal, figuratively) to be on the right track, to be about to succeed

by way of, by means of, with / through, with the help of, thanks to