Skeleton staff.
The smallest number of people needed for a business to operate.
To smell a rat.
To suspect that something wrong or dishonest is happening.
To make someone's blood boil.
To make someone very angry.
Not a cat in hell's chance.
There's no chance at all.
In cold blood.
To do something deliberately in a ruthless manner.
Stabbed in the back.
To be betrayed by a friend or colleague.
Witch hunt.
To unfairly seek to damage others, perhaps because of a false view of their beliefs.
Wouldn't say boo to a goose.
A shy or nervous person.
Playing devil's advocate.
To present the other side of an argument even though you don't personally support it.
Scaredy cat.
Someone who is easily frightened.
To scare the pants off someone
To frighten someone a lot.
Like a bat out of hell.
To move extremely quick without thought or in a panic.
To spill your guts.
To confess everything.
Drop dead gorgeous.
Someone very good looking.
To be scared stiff.
To get so scared you're not able to move.
Night owl.
A person who tends to stay up late.
Over my dead body.
To refuse to do something.
To dig one's grave
To be responsible for one's downfall or ruin. It's a way of expressing that you've made a big mistake.
Ghost town.
A deserted place where there are few or no people.
Skeleton in the closet/cupboard.
To have an embarrassing secret about your past.
Graveyard shift.
A work shift that happens overnight.