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Back oneself into a corner

junkies

all ears

vent one's frustration

have a good nose for something

put together

lead by example

one step forward, two steps back

(of course) it goes without saying

be in poor taste

thick as mince

be off the table

never a truer word spoken/no truer word has ever been said

foot the bill

take something out of equation

clean up your act

move / shift up a gear

put/throw something out of gear

infobesity

get go

loose end

buy time

class act

lose your reason

critical to/critical of

bottleneck

a short while

destabilise

put something to good use

Shell out

on a war footing

pump/pour money into something

lead someone up the garden path / smth lead you up the garden path

housebound (adj)

don't be alarmed

cease operation

for some reason

guilt trip (v) / a guilt trip

at the bottom of the totem pole vs at the top of the totem pole

in desperation

alleviate

Show one's mettle

I cannot be of any help

in the frame

take smh aback

take the gloss off smh

beggars cannot be choosers

suck the life out of smh

in the frame

low man on the ladder

when you gotta go you gotta go

the tail end

have one's head in the clouds

bury/hide your head in the sand

weather the storm

months on end

the low man on the totem pole

See the point of smh / see the point in doing smh

wait in the wings

in a league of one's/it's own

out of order

jump the gun

ward off

within easy reach

change one's tunes