show a clean pair of heels(to run away; take to one's legs; betake oneself to one's heels; seek safety in flight )

rant and rave

strike someone when he is down

strict enforcement of orders and prohibitions

desert in face of a battle

refuse nobody

cause and effect

linger on; forgetting to return

with gasping holes everywhere

fawn on(bow and scrape)

Profit makes wisdom blind.

get ready for fight

of course

waste money and manpower

garbage down

common sight

depart from the right way

do what one's strength allows

find pleasure in sth.

sharp…tongued