scraped by
To succeed at doing something but just barely
hold your horses
Wait a minute
We left nothing on the table
We gave it our all
blood, sweat, and tears
tried our hardest to succeed.
Rookie mistake
A mistake someone makes when they are just learning something new
Bring our A Game
To do one's best
sitting pretty
They are in a good safe position
I felt it in my bones
I can tell something is happening
Let it slide
You don't have to do something
kick myself
blame yourself for something
Now we are cooking
Now we are doing it right
knock yourself out
Someone gave you permission to do something
Leg up
To have an advantage over someone else
making waves
causing trouble somehow
That is the way the cookie crumbles
disappointed that something didn't go the way that was expected