take A in hand

boot out

buzz off

swallow one's pride

take a load off A's mind

draw off

read off

fly right

take A lying down

turn the scale

pitch into

up to scratch

seize the day

look for a needle in a haystack

take A on board

put oneself out

take it on the chin

make a splash

eat like a horse

drive a hard bargain

hang back

take the cake

pay off a score

worth one's salt

walk a tightrope

put oneself out

feel up to

take the chair

have rocks in one's head

take the edge off

shut up shop

full of oneself

the chicken or the egg

take the line of least resistance

play the fool

smell a rat

keep to the record

take up the running

shell game

hold one's head up