below the belt / hit someone below the belt (unfair fighting)
bootlicker
hablar a calzon quitado (talk honestly, sin tapujos)
a feather in one´s cap
a wolf in sheep´s clothing
the emperor has no clothes
cut from a certain cloth / cut from the same cloth
a man of the cloth
to tighten your belt (austerity, make do with less)
the gloves are off
fits like a glove
old hat
with hat in hand
at the drop of a hat
throw my hat in the ring.
to wear many different hats
dirty laundry
to be the one who wears the pants (in a relationship)
el mundo es un pañuelo
burn a hole in one´s pocket
out of pocket (direct cash payment)
lose one’s shirt = go broke, go bankrupt
waiting for the other shoe to drop
to put yourself in someone else´s shoes
to walk a mile in someone else´s shoes
goody two-shoes
on a shoestring / on a shoestring budget (very limited budget)
to roll up your sleeves (remangarse)
to scarf down something
to wear your heart on your sleeve
to have something up your sleeve