To avoid doing (something) by speaking to someone using (possibly false) logic and reasons.

(idiomatic) Unlucky or undergoing a period of bad luck, especially with respect to financial matters.

present participle of feel one's oats

To experience; to suffer; to fall upon. / To be assigned to; to acquire a new responsibility, duty or burden. / (of a holiday or event) To occur on a particular day.

Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make

Composed of a single integral unit or so appearing.

A one-piece article of clothing, especially a swimsuit.

From Heaven, from above. / From people with power or authority.

Alternative form of World War I

(idiomatic) To abandon one's spiritual values or moral principles for wealth or other benefits.