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Scraping the barrel
Screw loose
Screwed if you do, screwed if you don’t
Second wind
Saved by the bell
Saving grace
Scare the daylights out of someone
Scot free
Upper hand
Up to your eyes

Acting the goat

Meaning :
A person who is not behaving sensibly on occasions.

Example :
When Preston had dinner with his new parents-in-law, he was acting the goat and not being his normal self.


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Acting the goatA wolf in sheep’s clothing
An arm and a legA firm hand
All talk (and no action)Against all odds
A taste of your own medicineAll bark and no bite
A little bird told me A little learning is a dangerous thing
A lost ball in the high weeds A penny saved is a penny earned
As warm as toastAt a drop of a dime
At loggerheadsAt death’s door
Apple pie orderAn old flame
A stealA poker face
A stone’s throwAchilles heel
All’s fair in love and warAll ears
At the eleventh hourA lemon
An eggheadA dime a dozen
Air one’s dirty linen in public