close one's mind to

walk on eggshells

get A's goat

run in one's family

put upon

the facts of life

run riot

hue and cry

fan the flames

get oneself together

save one's ass

have it made

leave one's mark on

know one's ABCs

clam up

save one's skin

at a snail's pace

saved by the bell

wedge in

go from strength to strength

polish off

in miniature

shake a leg

saving grace

sign on the dotted line

scrape up

turn the other cheek

in the doghouse

limber up

seal one's lips

be for the birds

drop the other shoe

a shot in the arm

give A a piece of one's mind

seize the day

in the heat of the moment

half the battle

burn the midnight oil

make a dent in

send A packing