Kick the can down the road
Postpone or defer a problem or decision
Example
All it showed us that we are going to keep kicking the can down the road until our currency collapses.
Kick the can down the road
Postpone or defer a problem or decision
Example
All it showed us that we are going to keep kicking the can down the road until our currency collapses.
One’s own worst enemy
To do things that complicate one’s life or keep one from success; to be self-destructive or self-sabotaging
Examples
Of course Tommy started skipping school again—he’s his own worst enemy.
It is its own worst enemy.
Get above water
Manage to survive, especially financially
Example
Still trying to get above water living on a greatly decreased income. But I cut everything not needed out of my life but it’s still a struggle.
Buckle to
Yield to; submit to
Example
He has been warned his party risks losing swathes of coastal constituencies if he buckles to the unreasonable demands.
Mutt
A stupid or insignificant person
Example
Excellent, David being David kicking that mutt.
Get in on
Become involved in
Example
They got in on lies. If they had told the truth, they would be lost by a majority.
Hone in on
To focus or concentrate on
Example
GB News has initiatively honed in on the most important issue of the current era — the future of farming in the UK.
On the button
Exactly right
Examples
You’re on the button there.
He on the button again.
Float in the same pond scum
Be a same sort of worthless or contemptible person
Example
They are floating in the same pond scum.
Clock in at
To reach a certain target, speed or measure
Example
The thickness of the thin iPhone will reportedly clock in at less than 8 millimeters. It may also come with less-complex cameras, according to the outlet.