flash in the pan
A person or thing that starts out well but does not continue.
The new quarterback was a flash in the pan.
Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she failed in arithmetic.
fly in the face of
fly in the teeth of
To ignore; go against; show disrespect or disregard for.
You can't fly in the face of good business rules and expect to he successful.
Floyd's friends tried to help him, but he flew in the teeth of their advice and soon became a drunkard.
fly in the ointment
An unpleasant part of a pleasant thing; something small that spoils your fun.
We had a lot of fun at the beach; the only fly in the ointment was George's cutting his foot on a piece of glass.
Your new job sounds too good to be true - interesting work, high pay, short hours. Isn't there any fly in the ointment?
foot in the door
get one's foot in the door
The first step toward getting or doing something; a start toward success; opening.
Don't let Jane get her foot in the door by joining the club or soon she'll want to be president.
get a frog in the throat
Простудить горло.
I got such a terrible frog in my throat, that I cannot deliver a speech on today's conference.
У меня так сильно першит в горле, что я не могу выступать сегодня на конференции.
give rein to
give free rein to
To remove all restrictions or limitations from someone or something.
When she wrote her first mystery novel, the talented novelist gave rein to her imagination.
go down in history
go down in the records
To be remembered or recorded for always.
The lives of great men go down in history.
Babe Ruth went down in history as a home run hitter.
The boy's straight A's for four years of college went down in the records.
The President said that the day the war ended would go down in history.
go jump in the lake
To go away and quit being a bother.
George was tired of Tom's advice and told him to go jump in the lake.