Idiom Inventory

at arm’s length
bad blood
below par
black sheep
bone up on
brass tacks
bull session
burn the candle at both ends
by hook or by crook
by the skin of one’s teeth
cost an arm and a leg
cut and dried
dark horse
eat crow
fly in the ointment
fly off the handle
hot under the collar
keep one’s fingers crossed
know the ropes
last resort
level headed
like pulling teeth
live wire
lock, stock and barrel
lump sum
paint the town red
pass the buck
pay lip service to
pinch hit
pipe dream
play second fiddle
point blank
poker faced
pull no punches
raise Cain
scratch the surface
shoot off one’s mouth
skin and bones
spin a yarn
split hairs
square meal
stick to one’s guns
stuffed shirt
take it with a grain of salt
tear jerker
throw cold water on
toe the line
under one’s thumb
up to one’s neck
up to snuff