(informal) to blow one's brains out, to shoot oneself in the head

to take it as read

had better watch out, had better brace oneself, to be in for a challenge

(transitive) to eat something / (transitive, figuratively) to get one's teeth into something

(figuratively) to feel exhilarated; to feel like one is on top of the world; to feel ten feet tall

a leopard cannot change its spots

(litotes) to react immediately, to not miss a beat

to have nothing (i.e. no decent or elegant clothes) to put on

to make it one's duty to do something, to make a point of doing something, to commit to do something, to set out to do something

Alternative form of dépouiller le vieil homme