Alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous la porte

Alternative spelling of mettre la clé sous le paillasson

Alternative form of n'avoir rien à se mettre

(vulgar) to show that one's got balls, to assert oneself

(idiomatic) add fuel to the fire

(figuratively) to make a little extra money, to top up one's income in order to live a bit more comfortably

(figuratively) to close down (of a business), to close up shop

(figuratively) to put one's foot in it, put one's foot in one's mouth

(figurative, transitive with à) to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to throw a spanner in the works of someone

(figuratively) to put the cart before the horse (to put things in the wrong order or with the wrong priorities; to put something inconsequential as more important than something more essential)