bet one’s bottom dollar

every cloud has a silver lining

out of the blue

a big fish in a small pond

to be born in a barn

I will eat my hat

(as) white as a sheet

a white-knuckle (ride)

the gloves are off

get your skates on

to fit like a glove

go downhill

have a bee in your bonnet

at a crossroads

in the doghouse

a dead end

to eat like a horse

can of worms

a little bird told me

a chip off the old block