Feelings
grin and bear it
accept a difficult situation without complaining or showing how you feel
bite your tongue
to avoid talking
up to no good
doing something wrong
a slippery slope
a bad situation or habit that, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse
to have a lot on one's mind
to have many things to worry about
gets my back up
annoys me
fight tooth and nail
to try very hard to get something you want
Give the benefit of the doubt
Believe someone's statement, without proof.
get bogged down with
get stuck on a particular point and be unable to make progress
Have a mind of its own
(of a machine) it doesn't work the way you want it to
at the end of my tether
to reach the end of your patience or endurance
head and shoulders above
much better than
lay down the law
tell people what they must do
out of the woods
out of danger or difficulty
put one's mind to it
to try hard