@visakanv By the sweat of your brow, being all-thumbs, having a green thumb, a backhanded compliment, grease the palms, hair-raising, being ran-through vs giving the run-around vs having a run-off, run the tables, laying-down on the job or being a layabout, having a lay-over
@visakanv Hold his feet to the fire, "shake a leg!", "Hop to it", rubbernecking, thousand-yard stare, being nosy or nosing around or brown-nosing, a whiff of trouble, lip-smacking good, "can't take that lying down"
@visakanv Heart of gold, bleeding heart, "left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing", underhanded, "all knees and elbows", "barefoot and pregnant", "ants in your pants", "cat got your tongue?", putting down roots, carrying a torch