In the diary entry, he wrote that he had a dog and barked oneself whenever he felt lonely.

Before negotiating the contract, one had one's ducks in a row to avoid any costly mistakes.

One who had Jesus in one's heart found strength in adversity.

The expression 'had one's hand in the till' was often used to imply that someone had been stealing from the cash register.

By the time he started his own company, he had been around the block and knew how to handle tough negotiations.

When recounting town rumors, people often claimed someone had bats in one's belfry.

By the time the film was re-released, critics agreed that one had seen one's day, and modern audiences ignored it.

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me to explain the same thing, I'd be retired by now.

When he suggested we'd finish the project in a day, I just said, if pigs had wings they would fly, to show I didn't believe him.

In the strict boarding school, anyone who broke the rules often had one's ears pinned back by the matron.