pull someone's chestnuts out of the fire
drop someone in it
snooker
queer someone's pitch
make hard work of
kang
make the best of a bad bargain
buy a dog and bark oneself
challenge
up the ante
pull teeth
scratch one's own itch
bring off
lean into
tag-team
get blood out of a stone
difficultate
pinch-hit
go hard with someone
give someone a hard time
come to grips
step forward
take up the gauntlet
go out of one's way
pull off
step to
throw down the gauntlet
get into trouble
be one's own worst enemy
go to pains
boil the ocean
cope
cuff
tai chi
hardship
clutch
hinder
slave
put it past
graft
fuck
transposition
sweat
beaver
demand
take up with
draw into
scrape
enmesh
see the dark side of the moon