make one's bed and lie in it
make a virtue of necessity
fuck around and find out
keep the show on the road
pay the fiddler
put out a fire
boil the ocean
grapple
throw down the gauntlet
pay dearly
bring up against
knuckle up
grasp the nettle
come to grips
fan the flames
kick someone when they are down
take the bull by the horns
take on water
fix the roof while the sun is shining
square the circle
make a difference
play catch-up
goof up
lean into
make the best of a bad job
drop someone in it
throw a wrench in
get what's coming to one
crack
problematize
suffer
lash oneself to the mast
throw a spanner in the works
awfulize
not know whether to shit or go blind
unmess
sow dragon's teeth
go hard with someone
make the cheese more binding
box oneself into a corner
hack
meet one's Waterloo
paint oneself into a corner
pay
face up