to give up
to throw in the towel
to keep smth or smn because they can be of use to you
to hold on to
to show, express or be a sign of smth
to reflect
to build ... in the air
castles
to make smn irritated or even angry
to drive smn up the wall
to have a ... over your head
roof
an area of study or skill to which smn has devoted much time and effort and in which they are considered to be experts
a speciality
to have a ... in the cupboard
skeleton
inside a house, building or even in smn's body or mind
internal
to stop holding smth or smn
to let go of
to have a place to live
to have a roof over your head
relating to the outside of smth or smn
external
to show smn the
door
to sweep smth under the
carpet
to hide a problem or try to keep it a secret, instead of dealing with it
to sweep smth under the carpet
to get on like a ... on fire
house
a forceful message, usually delivered with good intentions, to motivate smn
a kick in the butt
to spend money uselessly, for which you get nothing in return
to throw money down the drain
to kick the
bucket
to make it obvious that you want smn to leave
to show smn the door
to throw money down the ...
drain
indicating smn's job, especially a job that requires special training or a skill that involves using your hands
by trade
to have an embarrassing or unpleasant secret about smth that happened in the past
to have a skeleton in the cupboard
smth difficult or worrying that you are responsible for
a burden
to pass away
to kick the bucket
to drive smn up the
wall
to be closely related, to happen at the same time
to go hand in hand
to throw in the
towel
to make plans that have very little chance of actually happening
to build the castles in the air
to get on really well
to get on like a house on fire