(informal) to overdo it, to go over the top, to go overboard, to blow things out of proportion

to hit the headlines (to appear on the front page of a publication)

to be a certainty, to be clear

to set tongues wagging, to make waves, to hit the headlines, to get oneself talked about, to be the talk of the town

(informal, transitive) to drive nuts, to drive crazy, to drive mad

(figuratively) to keep to oneself, not to join in; to form a separate group

handyman

to make the world go round

to hunker down; to ride the storm out; to hold still until the storm is over; to wait and see; to grin and bear it

(figuratively) to let guns do the talking; to settle the argument with guns