to kick the roof
to HIT the roof
To get ___ feet
To get COLD feet
To ___ a rat
To SMELL a rat
To beat around the ___
To beat around the BUSH
To feel UNDER the weather
At the eleventh minute
At the eleventh hour
To keep a ___ face
To keep a STRAIGHT face
To ___ up the wrong tree.
To BARK up the wrong tree.
To miss the ___
To miss the BOAT
To pay ___ the nose
To pay THROUGH the nose
The straw that broke the kangaroo's back
The straw that broke the CAMEL's back
To be at a ___ end
To be at a LOOSE end
To SPEAK of the devil
To hit the ___ on the head
To hit the NAIL on the head
To be ___ the ball
To be ON the ball
A storm in a teaspoon
A storm in a TEACUP
Wouldn't be caught ___ doing something
Wouldn't be caught DEAD doing something
To ___ the road
To HIT the road
To be sitting on the ___
To be sitting on the FENCE
To pull the wool ___ someone's eyes
To pull the wool OVER someone's eyes
to turn a closed eye to something
To turn a BLIND eye to something
To be caught ___-________
To be caught RED-HANDED
To ___ the hay
To HIT the hay
It takes two to ___
It takes two to TANGO
To let the cat ___ the bag
To let the cat OUT OF the bag