• the Establishment
• perish the thought
• fish in troubled waters
• a queer fish
• neither fish nor flesh nor good red herring
• a pretty kettle of fish
• a glutton for punishment
• have other fish to fry
• drink like a fish
• spit and polish
• jockey for position
• big fish
• finishing touches
• out of commission
• penny wise and pound foolish
• a big fish
• like a fish out of water
• stand-offish
• make an exhibition of oneself
• in mint condition
• make a issue of it
• be above suspicion
• take issue with him
• make fish of one and flesh of another
• there's plenty more fish in the sea
• in a delicate condition
• polish it off
• wishful thinking
• a big fish in a small pond
• the point at issue
• a vicious circle