• play the devil's advocate

• like a ton of bricks

• cut him to the quick

• burn a hole in his pocket

• in his pocket

• be on the market

• take a telling

• be in the market for it

• cut it fine

• cut him dead

• make a thing of it

• cut one's losses

• cut a long story short

• cut him down to size

• in pocket out of pocket

• just the ticket

• a flea market

• cut one's teeth on it

• on a sticky wicket

• have one's work cut out

• to cut a long story short

• cut off one's nose to spite one's face

• cut up rough

• cut a dash

• out of pocket

• in a delicate condition

• weep buckets

• sleep like a top

• cut no ice

• wet blanket

• line one's pockets