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Tighter ship?

Running a tight ship means keeping a close eye on the crew to ensure nobody goes out of control.

Jumped the shark?

People make trick or stunt in order to maintain their prominent status prior, which invariably fails and the person begins to decline in popularity.

Against all odds

Against all odds means against all expectations.

If you play your cards right

By playing our cards right, we are doing the right things, making no stupid mistakes.

Tried and true

It is a cliché that describes something, a method or advice, that's not only true but has been repeatedly proven to be true.

Time to connect the dots

It refers to the ability to piece together individual items of information in order to form a full view of a situation.

These results do not square with expert predictions

If we say something squares with another, we understand that they match or conform with each other.

Bad sport?

"Bad sport" is one who is considered improper in words and conduct in winning condition and adversity.

Cardinal rule?

A cardinal rule is a rule on which all other rules hinge, i.e. a most important rule.

Can’t say the same?

It is just a round about way of saying one thing is not at all as good as the other.

The other side of the coin?

The other side of the coin refers to the other side of the story, reality. It represents the opposite view.

Heads will roll?

"Heads will roll" is just another, an emphatic expression for severe punishment.

It is a fine line

A fine line between two things means the distinction is actually not very clear.

That would be stretching it

Stretching it means pushing something to the limit and even beyond.

Large shoes to fill?

If the shoes are large, that means the person in question is difficult to replace.

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