• between he devil and the deep blue sea

• steal his thunder

• hide one's light under a bushel

• be his pride and joy

• snowed under

• aid and abet

• mind one's p's and q's

• a month of Sundays

• out and about

• wheeling and dealing

• root and branch

• for himself and devil take the hindmost

• under one's belt

• under way

• batten down the hatches

• share and share alike

• flesh and blood

• a matter of life and death

• hot under the collar

• hyde and jekyll

• give him to understand that

• play fast and loose

• boy wonder

• short and sweet

• wine and dine him

• high and dry

• move heaven and earth

• by and large

• a lick and a promise

• stand up and be counted

• second sight