stop at nothing to do

common touch

go the extra mile

steam up

straight off

make a mental note

get a raw deal

put one's best foot forward

the kiss of death

clam up

full of oneself

strike gold

look for a needle in a haystack

send A packing

back to back

strike it rich

go for broke

swallow one's pride

powder one's nose

be hard put

on the edge of one's seat

swan song

win hands down

right as rain

call of nature

within earshot

sweat like a pig

walk on eggshells

put A through A's paces

into thin air

swim against the tide

know the ropes

close the books

have legs

pull apart

take a dim view of

limber up

take a fall

day of reckoning

live wire