charge off

spring chicken

take A into one's confidence

have a scrape

raise the roof

have had one's day

crack the whip

cheap as dirt

let nature take its course

not have a snowball's chance in hell

run a tight ship

chew out

lay hands on

chew the fat

take the floor

cannon fodder

a chip off the old block

lay hands on

steal A's thunder

chicken feed

one's two cents

go the whole hog

choke down

chicken feed

rule the roost

have A down to a fine art

stack the cards

choose one's moment

on the view

carry the ball

chop and change

allow the dust to settle

circle the wagons

at a stretch

eat out of A's hand

allow the dust to settle

be in for it

seek one's fortune

clean as a whistle

put all one's eggs in one basket