• make so free as to

• knock spots off him

• ggod rest his soul

• an eyesore

• the sword of Damocles

• it takes all sorts to make a world

• the salt of the earth

• an also ran

• rub salt into the wound

• so to speak

• a sore point

• give it the once-over

• cross swords

• so what

• know hawk from a handsaw

• heart and soul

• body and soul

• soldier on

• without so much as

• sort of

• soft-pedal

• for a song

• it's all ggreek to me

• knock spots off

• a sight for sore eyes

• tell its own tale

• his swan song

• leave him to his own resources

• the soul of it

• I told you so

• take it with a grain of salt