(figuratively) not to come out of it unscathed, to come out of it battered and bruised

(informal) to do one's bit, to do one's part, to show some goodwill, to demonstrate some willingness

Alternative form of gagner au change

(informal) while we're at it

(informal) while we're at it

(often in the negative)

(slang) to bluff one's way through

(slang) to fly by the seat of one's pants, to play by ear, to wing it (to sit an exam without having studied for it, relying only on one's skills and previous knowledge)

(impersonal, figuratively) for there to be something fishy and suspicious going on, for there to be something in the wind, in the offing

(figuratively) to think twice