idioms

  a knuckle sandwich  informal (a punch in the mouth) Tell me the truth before I give you a knuckle sandwich. You’ll get a knuckle sandwich if you don’t stop shouting.     envocabulary.com

  know which side the bread is buttered (on) (to know how to treat someone in order to get what you want) I know which side my bread is buttered on, so I always try to please our customers. John is rude to his father. He doesn’t know which side …

    make a beeline for (to go directly toward) He was late and had to make a beeline for his classroom. We made a beeline for the food immediately after we arrived.   envocabulary.com

  clean slate (a record without any errors or bad deeds) He will get promoted because of his clean slate.   (to start over regardless of past mistakes or bad deeds) We are trying to forget our past quarrels and start again with a clean slate. envocabulary.com

clear the decks (to remove unnecessary things so that you can start doing something more important) I decided to clear the decks and start my own business. The company is clearing the decks for a major change. They have cleared the decks for the wedding. envocabulary.com