Ill-will can mak a stooshie, but love can settle a stramash.

The seedlings will, in the first year, have only cotyledonal leaves; in the second, peltiform ones

There is a dash of craziness in his personality.

In the past, when a boat sank and was judged unfit for salvage, the Coast Guard 'clamshelled' it. That is, they broke it up in order to flatten it as much as possible so it wouldn't obstruct river traffic.