hit or miss

carry the can

a pretty penny

set one's sights on

come up roses

rope A into doing

would not put it past A to do

a red rag to a bull

a round peg in a square hole

take the heat out of

sweet talk

get the ax

paper tiger

a shot in the dark

be made to measure

on a fast track

tell A what to do with

be dressed to kill

the three R's

a sight for sore eyes

allow the dust to settle

at the top of one's game

a tough nut

to save one's soul

bet the farm

move with the times

above oneself

blaze a trail

act the part

come to grief

none the worse for

throw a fit

cold fish

after one's blood

rear its head

have a crack at

after one's own heart

fit to be tied

up one's alley

spin one's wheels