• by the same token

• bite the bullet

• take the bull by the horns

• bite someone's head off

• bite off more than you can chew

• by the skin of one's teeth

• by the by

• have him by the short hairs

• by the book

• by the looks of it

• bark is worse than his bite

• lead him by the nose

• set him by the ears

• fall by the wayside

• saved by the bell

• bite the hand that feeds you

• set him by the heels

• by the way

• bite his head off

• bite the dust