- make a silk purse of a sow's ear
- leave nothing to the imagination
- cross someone's palm with silver
- force someone's back to the wall
- take a long walk on a short pier
- wake up on the wrong side of bed
- wouldn't kick someone out of bed
- rip a page out of someone's book
- play the hand that one was dealt
- could not get elected dogcatcher
- take a wrong turn at Albuquerque
- butter one's bread on both sides
- know like the back of one's hand
- know like the palm of one's hand
- know someone from a can of paint
- not give someone the time of day
- not hit the broad side of a barn
- sweep something under the carpet
- give someone his head on a plate
- charm the birds out of the trees
- wash one's dirty linen in public
- hand someone his head on a plate
- throw one's toys out of the pram
- kiss the ground someone walks on
- terminate with extreme prejudice
- knock a buzzard off a shit wagon
- love the sinner but hate the sin
- get out of bed on the wrong side
- have one's head screwed on right
- get out while the getting's good
- permit nature to take her course
- permit nature to take its course
- put a civil tongue in one's head
- see beyond the end of one's nose
- see beyond the tip of one's nose
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- look through rose-tinted glasses
- see the forest but for the trees
- win the battle, but lose the war
- see the forest through the trees
- chuck one's toys out of the pram
- frighten the life out of someone
- make a better door than a window
- wear one's heart on one's sleeve
- hate the sin but love the sinner
Note: these words have been obtained from Wiktionary and have been classified and improved through automated computer linguistics processes.