| seize the iron while it's hot | strike while the iron is hot + seize the day(?) |
| bite the bull by the horns | bite the bullet + take the bull by the horns |
| at the drop of a bucket | at the drop of a hat + a drop in the bucket |
| it's in your ballpark | the ball is in your court + in the right ballpark |
| the fatal flaw in the ointment | the fatal flaw (in your argument) + the fly in the ointment |
| put up a fit | put up a fight + have a fit |
| jumping at the bit | jumping at the chance + champing at the bit |
| a spit's throw | within spitting distance + a stone's throw |
| go with the program | go with the flow + get with the program |
| it's no skin off their teeth | no skin off their nose + by the skin of their teeth |
| You've buttered your bread, now lie in it. | ? + you've made your bed, now lie in it |
| don't get carried off the deep end | don't get carried away + going off the deep end |
| We'll burn that bridge when we come to it. | burn bridges + cross that bridge when we come to it. |
| He's back with a clean bill of slate. | He's back with a clean bill of health + A clean slate. |
| that's gravy on the cake | that's gravy + that's icing on the cake. |
| you're a better man, Charlie Brown | you're a better man than I, Gunga Din + you're a good man, Charlie Brown |
| That dotcom has gone down the pan | That dotcom has gone down the drain + That dotcom is a flash in the pan. |
| Always biting the hand that lays the golden egg. | biting the hand that feeds + killing the goose that lays the golden eggs |
| That hits the ticket. | That hits the spot + just the ticket |
| That fits the bill. | That fills the bill + fits |
| Getting back in the hang of it. | Getting back in the swing of it + Getting the hang of it. |
| Fall off the bandwagon. | Fall off the wagon + Jump on the bandwagon. |
| I'd give my right teeth. | I'd give my right arm + I'd give my eye teeth. |
| Don't go barking up a dead horse | Don't go barking up the wrong tree + Don't beat a dead horse |
| It blew my breath away | It blew my mind + It took my breath away |
| It revived its head | It revived itself + It raised its head |
| Pops its head | Pops up + Raised its head |
| Run for your wind | Run for your life + Run like the wind |
| Gone over the deep edge | Gone off the deep end + Gone over the edge |
| A straw too many | The straw that broke the camel's back + One too many |
| going around the pass | going around the bend + going over the pass |
| catch a gander | catch a glimpse + take a gander |
| triggers a bell | triggers a response + rings a bell |
| he's got his ass together | he's got his act together + he's got his ass in gear |
| This is not rocket surgery! | This is not rocket science + This is not brain surgery |
| You're dead meat in the water! | You're dead meat + You're dead in the water |
| The whole ball of works | The whole ball of wax + The whole works |
| Keep your nose to the ground | Keep your nose to the grindstone + Keep your ear to the ground |