(figuratively) to have a ringside seat, a box seat

like a bat out of hell

(informal) to get down to business, to get down to brass tacks, to get down to the nitty-gritty

to sponge off someone, to live off someone

(informal) to try to save face, to try to dig oneself out of the hole one has made; to grasp at straws

(informal) to try to save face, to try to dig oneself out of the hole one has made; to grasp at straws

Channel-Port aux Basques; Alternative form of Channel-Port-aux-Basques (“Channel–Port-aux-Basques”)

(informal) to have a narrow escape, to have a close call, to dodge a bullet

eldercare

(informal, euphemistic) to have a hangover