Bite the bullet

Example

More Local Producers will need to bite the bullet on food safety

Can't make heads and tails

Example

I've searched around in the different forums threads, but i can't make heads and tails of things at the moment

The wheels came off

Example

We tried and retried the defense line, but wheels came off during the game

Buckle down

Example

As the deadline approaches both sides buckle down and do serious negotiating behind closed doors

Attention spans

Example

Between 2000 and 2015, our attention spans shrank by a whopping 25%.

In a pickle

Example

Al found himself in a pickle when his keys fell in a manhole

Headlong

Example

Jason started the project headlong, and suffered repercussions for his lack of planning

Bursting point

Example

Sam had been under pressure for 1 year when he finally reached bursting point

Tipping point

Example

Climate change: in five years the world toward the tipping point

Point of no return

Example

Greenland ice sheet which could raise sea level by 7m ‘nears point of no return'

Trial by fire

Example

The breakup was a rough trial by fire for him

Make a living

Example

The salaries are more and more lower to make a living

Eyeball to eyeball - face off

Example

I'd rather solve the problem face to face

Burnout

Example

Burnout syndrome accounts for 8% of all occupational illness cases, according to a 2017 report

Falling-out

Example

Larry and Gina aren't speaking - they've had a serious falling-out