fall on one's face

win hands down

trespass on

between a rock and a hard place

through no fault of one's own

earn one's keep

beyond all reason

beat a path to

make a go of

meal ticket

come in from the cold

beyond the grave

whipping boy

put oneself out

leave for dead

big cheese

big head

off the cuff

as per usual

know the ropes

big wheel

weather the storm

bring down the curtain on

drive a hard bargain

push one's luck

bite A's nose off

on the rack

green thumb

chat up

be no picnic

bite off more than A can chew

one's number is up

a cut above

bite one's nails

common touch

speak the same language

like a book

at the back of one's mind

blind spot

pop off