(idiomatic, accounting) To add up all the debits and credits. / To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.

(idiomatic) Very near to; ready to; just about to; such that something is imminent.

plural of jack-in-the-box

Alternative form of sing from the same hymnbook

(idiomatic) To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.

Dated form of possession is nine-tenths of the law.

plural of ace in the hole

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of come out of the closet

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see feet, on, ground. / (usually with have or with) Used to indicate behavior or manner characteristic of a practical person

To incur negative consequences of one's deeds; to suffer as a result of some choice.