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Foxhole mentality

People who take a foxhole approach to things are people who take things seriously.

Learning it the hard way

To learn a lesson the hard way means we learn it through experience, the bitterer the experience the better.

Big hat, no cattle

In short, people who are all hat and no cattle are not as good as they say they are.

Fighting chance

A fighting chance feels bigger and more real. If the chance is too small, you tend to leave everything to luck and won’t even care to fight.

Kangaroo court

Kangaroo courts are, to wit, wild and out of control.

Keep them on side

Keep them on side? Keep them on your side, that is. Keep them happy so that they'll stay on your side.

Sheep's skin

Something that appears in sheep's skin may turn out to be a wolf in disguise. In other words, don't be fooled by appearances.

Hold your horses

To tell someone to “hold their horses” is for them to hold on, be patient and wait for a while.

A shot across the bows?

When people send shots across the bow of other people, they mean to warn them to stop doing what they do or face serious consequences.

Count your blessings?

By counting your blessings, you’re advised to understand and enjoy what you already have, rather than what you don’t have.

Pie in the sky?

“Pie in the sky” is a promise, an idea, a plan that’s unlikely to ever come to fruition.

Pulling out all the stops?

It means removing all blockages and hindrances, giving your all in trying to achieve something.

Fall in line?

People or things should or need to fall in line so that everything will fall in place.

Take a bow?

Praising someone by saying they should take a bow is just another way of saying they’ve done a good job and are duly recognized.

Stealing a march?

“Stealing a march on someone” means exactly that, gaining an unexpected advantage on someone, especially a rival.

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