win hands down

live wire

a blessing in disguise

day of reckoning

with a grain of salt

polish off

luck of the draw

be on the up and up

with a will

a blessing in disguise

half the battle

throw oneself on

pink slip

do a number on

pull up one's roots

with all one's might

take A in hand

with both feet

a household word

stand corrected

get goose bumps

take up the running

make a nuisance of oneself

with flying colors

with half an ear

long face

in point of fact

like a book

with one voice

nip A in the bud

on a platter

cash cow

within earshot

swallow one's pride

scrape up

get goose bumps

tapped out

close the books

put two and two together

worth one's salt