to draw straws

Alternative form of mettre dans sa poche

(informal, figuratively) to take all the credit, to take more than one's share

(informal) game over, the goose is cooked; it's the end of the world

carrot and stick

(informal) to make a pig of oneself, to stuff one's face

(informal) to make a pig of oneself, to stuff one's face

(figuratively) to go up a gear, to move up a gear, to step up a gear, to shift up a gear, to move things up a gear, to speed things up, to shift into high gear, to take things up a notch, to move into overdrive

(figuratively) dark side of the Force

to have a tear in one's eye, to be welling up, to be dewy-eyed/teary-eyed, to be on the verge of tears