cut each other's throats

basket case

the acid test

put on the ritz

close it up

be as good as gold

be going strong

put all one's eggs in one basket

be at A's elbow

be up to one's neck in

a fly on the wall

come apart at the seams

cue in

once in a blue moon

be death on

cross A's path

in the sticks

be dressed to kill

the hard sell

move heaven and earth

hit pay dirt

hit or miss

be going strong

highway robbery

start the ball rolling

be in for it

by a nose

whiz kid

be in the swim

muddle about

be keyed up

sight unseen

hit or miss

the hard sell

pull strings

be in two minds

within spitting distance

be keyed up

a sight for sore eyes

fasten on