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 RANSOM to an enemy

A SOP to cerberus: a concession or bribe to conciliate a person OTHERWISE LIABLE to be troublesome.

 ENCOUNTER difficulties

RUN into rough WEATHER: to run into difficulties or experience PROBLEMS.

 exhausted my STOCK of

ran out of: to finish, use, or SELL all of SOMETHING, so that there is none LEFT.

 To FIND oneself in an awkward predicament

To GET into a scrape: To TANGLE into some sort of problem.

 To TAKE aim at

To draw a bead upon: to focus ONE's attention on someone or something so as to DEAL with or attack him.

 TRAVELLERS AROUND the world

globetrotters: a PERSON who TRAVELS WIDELY.

 to show no reaction

to take it LYING down: ACCEPT an INSULT, setback, or rebuke without protest.

 SQUANDERED lavishly

made DUCKS and DRAKES: To SQUANDER SOMETHING.

 offer

hold out: RESIST or SURVIVE in DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.

 Anything which ELUDES or deceives

Will o' the WISP: a PERSON or THING that is difficult or IMPOSSIBLE to reach or catch.

 To ride with FURIOUS speed

To ride hell for LEATHER: Very QUICKLY or as quickly as POSSIBLE.

 KEEP away from

give a wide BERTH: to keep a reasonable distance from SOMEONE or SOMETHING.

 DECISIVE moment

comes to the CRUNCH: When it is CRITICAL.

 SUFFER silently

heart out: To FEEL GREAT SADNESS.

 withdrew

went BACK on: to fail to KEEP a PROMISE, or to CHANGE a DECISION or agreement.

 TOOK to flight

took to their HEELS: To FLEE or RUN AWAY.

 RISEN in status

come up: to RISE in rank or status an officer who CAME up from the RANKS.

 To reveal SECRET INFORMATION

To SPILL the beans: GIVE away private information.

 in POOR health

run down: GRADUALLY DETERIORATE (or CAUSE to deteriorate) in QUALITY.

 To keep the conversation going

To keep the BALL rolling: maintain the momentum of an ACTIVITY.

 declining

on the WANE: to decrease GRADUALLY in SIZE, number, STRENGTH, or intensity.

 CALM and composed

cool as a CUCUMBER: calm and RELAXED.

 has no SERIOUS occupation

gentleman at LARGE: an UNRELIABLE PERSON.

 not to yield

put his foot down: ADOPT a FIRM POLICY when faced with OPPOSITION or disobedience.

 remember

bear in MIND: To remember, think about, or CONSIDER someone or something (in regard to something ELSE).

 with STRENGTH and fury

tooth and NAIL: with all one's resources or energy; FIERCELY.

 befooling me

pulling my LEG: to kid, FOOL, or TRICK SOMEONE.

 To EXCITE PEOPLE to a quarrel

To set the people by EARS: To CAUSE (someone, generally a group of two or more people) to engage in a squabble, dispute, or altercation.

 abolish

do AWAY with: PUT an END to; REMOVE.

 To TIP the OFFICE-BOY

To OIL the KNOCKER: To tip the office boy.

 irritate you

put you out: to ANNOY or UPSET SOMEONE, OFTEN by what you do or say to them.

 Thirteen

A baker's dozen: from the FORMER bakers' custom of adding an EXTRA LOAF to a dozen SOLD.

 Disclose

bring to LIGHT: REVEAL or disclose something PREVIOUSLY HIDDEN or secret.

 a GENERAL VIEW

bird's EYE view: a general view.

 is TRYING to do too much

has BITTEN of more than: are trying to do SOMETHING which is too DIFFICULT for them.

 to TAKE risk

to SAIL close to the wind: to do something that is dangerous or only just LEGAL or ACCEPTABLE.

 in a SIMPLE and BRIEF manner

in a NUTSHELL: something that is brief or to the point.

 passing slanderous remarks

casting aspersions: to call into question SOMEONE's INTEGRITY, to criticize someone's character, to SLANDER someone.

 A person unsuited to the position he fills

A square peg in a round hole: INDIVIDUALIST who could not FIT into a niche of their SOCIETY.

 simplify the procedure

cut CORNERS: do SOMETHING perfunctorily so as to SAVE time or money.

 None of these

In the English language, 'Black sheep' is an idiom USED to describe an odd or DISREPUTABLE MEMBER of a group, especially within a FAMILY.

 has been wasted

gone down the DRAIN: To FAIL; to be RUINED or DESTROYED.

 challenges

calls in QUESTION: To cause someone or SOMETHING to be VIEWED with doubt.

 A man of no substance

A man of straw: a man WHOSE CHARACTER is weak and who lacks definite BELIEFS.

 CONFUSED

at SEA: COMPLETELY LOST or DEEPLY confused.

 Imagine

conceive of: FORM or DEVISE (a PLAN or IDEA) in the MIND.

 A NARROW escape

A CLOSE SHAVE: a narrow escape from danger or DISASTER.

 to all WITHOUT exceptions

across the BOARD: APPLYING to all.

 JEALOUS

green-eyed: ENVIOUS or jealous.

 to MAKE peace

bury the hatchet: END a quarrel or CONFLICT and become FRIENDLY.