drag one's heels

factor out

risk one's neck

take A to the cleaners

teething troubles

roll out the red carpet

quick one

hit a snag

to the gills

rope A into doing

talk a blue streak

have a familiar ring

kick oneself

rose-colored glasses

rub up

take a shine to

rub A's nose in it

fish out of water

the worse for wear

pay through the nose

rub elbows with

foam at the mouth

live and let live

iron hand

rub salt into the wound

salt away

live in sin

be death on

rub up

rear its head

chicken feed

have an ear to the ground

be dressed to kill

a dime a dozen

rule the roost

catch one's death

take to the road

buy the farm

full of beans

run A ragged