Idioms and words

everything but the kitchen sink

through thick and thin

stowaway

joust

scrape the bottom of the barrel

indelible

poignant

undulating

dead on arrival

stalwart

de rigueur

may hay on something

talk the talk, walk the walk

way out of a paper bag

give someone a run for their money

for good measure

puerile

teetering

pussyfoot

harebrained

run-of-the-mill

cudgel

keep one's nose to the grindstone

perfidy

hemmed in

bite the dust

detritus

scupper

foot voting, vote with one's feet

parsimonious

throng

parlance

nadir

volte face

fast and loose

pillory

nous

humdrum

sanguine

sojourn

wean off

gossamer

dickering