Act the fool 
Bear the brunt 
Beat the band 
Beat the bushes 
Beat the rap 
Bust a move 
Bill the cat 
Bite the bullet 
Bite the dust 
Break a leg 
Break the bank 
Break the color barrier 
Break the habit 
Break the ice 
Break the news 
Break the wind 
Bury the hatchet 
Buy the farm 
Cast the first stone 
Chew the cud 
Chew the fat 
Chew the rag 
Circle the wagons 
Clear the air 
Clear the decks 
Climb the wall 
Crack the code 
Crossing the Rubbikon 
Cruising the bars 
Cue the dance girls 
Cut the Gordian knot 
Cut the mustard 
Cut the shenanigans 
Cut to the chase 
Draw the line at 
Draw the long bow 
Eat my dust 
Face the music 
Fly by the book 
Get the lead out 
Give it a rest 
Give it the old college try 
Hit the sack 
Hold down the fort 
Hold your horses 
In the buff 
In the doghouse 
In the money 
Jump the gun 
Keep your chin up 
Kick the bucket 
Kill 'em with kindness 
Knock 'em dead 
Know the ropes 
Learn the ropes 
Lower the boom 
Make tracks 
On the house 
On the level 
On the run 
Pour it on thick 
Pull a fast one 
Put a cork in it 
Raise the dead 
Raise the roof 
Run like the wind 
Seize the day 
Seize the moment 
Spoil the fun 
Steal the show 
Stop the presses 
That's the breaks 
Tickle the ivories 
Tie the knot 
Tow the line 
Under the weather 
Wake the dead 
Walk the plank