To be always one’s beck and call - At one’s disposal

Turn a deaf year – disregard, ignore, refuse

At one’s wit’s end – puzzled, confused, perplexed

To fight tooth and nail – to fight in a determined way for what you want.

The green-eyed monster – used as a way of talking about jealousy

Set the record straight – give a correct account

Bad blood – angry feeling

To go to the whole hog – to do it completely

Lay out – spend

Laying off – dismissal from jobs

Leaps and bounds – at a rapid pace

Went to the winds – dissipated/ to be utterly lost

A white elephant – a costly but useless possession

In the good books – in favor with

Sharp practices – dishonest means

Fits and starts – not regularly

Close shave – narrow shave

Take with a grain of salt – to listen to something with considerable doubt

Hobson’s choice – no real choice at all

To eat a humble pie – to apologize