A up the ante B bed of nails bed of roses wrong side of the bed pass the buck the buck stops here button down go to bat For get to first base a lot on the ball rock the boat go bananas C call it a day call on the carpet call the shots call the tune chips are down blue chip churn out loose cannon D down for the count down the drain down the hatch downplay downsize down to earth drop the ball drop a bombshell get the drop on wait for the other shoe to drop at the drop of a hat a drop in the bucket E - no entry F fish story fish or cut bait neither fish nor fowl fine kettle of fish fish out of water other fish to fry G glad eye glad hand glad rags H let it all hang out hangout let your hair down tear your hair out get in my hair high and dry I in lockstep J - no entry K kangaroo court knuckle under L like-minded M - no entry N neck of the woods O one and only P pretty penny penny ante pennies from heaven pinch penny in a pinch pinch hit pull no punches paper over Q - no entry R ratchet up rattle sabers smell a rat rat race S showdown slug it out skeleton in the closet skeleton at the feast skeleton key stamping ground shoot the breeze shoot the works shoot in the foot like a shot parting shot shot in the arm shot in the dark shot across the bow trim your sails take the wind out of one's sails sail under false colors sour grapes shipshape run a tight ship ship out jump ship scuttlebutt T thumb one's nose at turn tail turn the tables two timer U up the wall up to scratch up market V - no entry W make waves X - no entry Y - no entry Z - no entry This section is based on materials courtesy of http://www.voanews.com
