(figuratively) crumbs, mean share, trifling share

(figuratively) to make one's debut, to take one's first steps (somewhere)

enough is as good as a feast; you can have too much of a good thing

(informal) not so fast! hold your horses!

favorably; in a good sense; in a good way

unfavorably

not to be worth a thing, not to be worth a penny, to be worthless

(figuratively) to take everything in, to drink it all in, not to miss a word, not to miss a thing

(literally) in the event of a fire, to give up some items to the flames in order to preserve the rest / (figuratively) to compromise; to make sacrifices for the greater good

(informal) but me no buts; there'll be no "but"