[go out for] or [come out for] {v. phr.} To try for a place on (an athletic team.) * /Ten boys went out for track that spring./ * /The coach […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

sick and tired

[sick and tired] {adj.} Feeling strong dislike for something repeated or continued too long; exasperated; annoyed. * /Jane was sick and tired of always having to wait for Bill, so […] A Dictionary of American Idioms & Cardigans

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Guy Wemore Carryl, "Beer," The Mauve Decade

It takes two bodies to make one seduction.

off one's head (or out of one's head)

[off one's head (or out of one's head)] {adj.} Mad or delirious.

all eyes

[all eyes] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Wide-eyed with surprise or curiosity; watching very closely. - Used in the predicate. * […]

eyes in the back of one's head

[eyes in the back of one's head] {n. phr.}, {informal} Ability to know what happens when your back is turned. * /Mother must […]

Artemus Ward

(1834-1867), "The Census" Did you ever have the measles, and if so, how many?

Richard the Third

[Richard the Third] {n.} A piece of excrement (rhyming slang Richard the Third = turd).

here and now

[here and now] (2) {n.} The present time and place; today. * /He enjoys the pleasures of the here and now and never worries […]

take charge

[take charge] {v. phr.} To begin to lead or control; take control or responsibility; undertake the care or management (of […]