go to the goat's house for wool
box oneself into a corner
paint oneself into a corner
cannot but
cut bait
mispursue
bootstrap
give with one hand and take away with the other
fall back
help out
draw a blank
misdiscover
misplace
go hard with someone
get out
dig a hole for oneself
misforward
miscarry
unpurpose
come to
haw and gee
cut someone's throat
save
lose
resolve
get one's
reach out
kick
peer
whistle in the wind
hide
help
misendow
have a fable for
problemise
scrounge up
get turned around
flog a dead horse
lose oneself
flog a dead pony
come up with snake eyes
incapacitate
give out
find out
scare up
take the bull by the horns
miss
unlock
fiddle while Rome burns
have someone by the short hairs
frob
puzzle out
root about
navigate
kick someone when they are down
get lost
home
ask for the moon