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  • to keep one's shirt on
    not to get angry
  • in pocket
    to have more money than when you started
  • to take one's hat off to smb
    to admire what smb is doing
  • to give smb the boot
    to force smb to leave their job
  • to have smth in the bag
    to be in a situation where you are certain to succeed
  • off-the-cuff
    unprepared and spontaneous
  • to have big shoes to fill
    to try to do your job as well as the person who did it before you; especially when that person was very successful
  • old hat
    old-fashioned
  • to handle smb with kid gloves
    to treat smb very carefully or sensitively
  • to eat one's hat
    to be amazed (but doubt smth will happen)
  • at the drop of a hat
    without any delay
  • to have up one's sleeve
    to be ready, but not yet common knowledge
  • to give the shirt off one's back
    to be willing to do anything to help another person
  • to line one's pocket
    to make money illegally, often by corruption
  • to pocket (a sum of money)
    to take money from smb in a dishonest way
  • to be in one's shoes
    to be in one's situation
  • to roll up one's sleeves
    to get ready to work hard
  • a clever clogs (UK)
    a person who likes to show how inteligent they are
  • too big for one's shoes (UK)
    arrogant or self-important
  • cloak-and-dagger
    involving mystery, spying, or things that happen in secret
  • to dig deep into one's pocket
    to spend a lot of money, or give a lot of money away
  • to hang up one's boots
    to retire
  • to wear the trousers
    to be the person who makes decisions
  • as tough as shoe leather (US)
    difficult to cut or chew
  • to pull one's socks up (UK)
    to start working harder
  • to bore the pants off
    to be extremely boring
  • a feather in one's cap
    an achievement to be proud of
  • hot under the collar
    agitated and angry
  • to have a bee in one's bonnet
    to get very angry and annoyed
  • out of pocket
    to have less money than when you started
  • to wear lots of different hats
    to do many different roles or tasks