Set/run/pull idioms

I am irate! This constant noise just...

• pulls your weight.

• pulls my strings.

• sets my teeth on edge.

• sets the scene.

You say you want to go to Harvard? It's time to...

• set out your stall.

• set the record straight.

• set your ights on it.

• set a dangerous precedent.

We must set the r_____ straight: I don't owe you anything and you don't owe me either.

You should really ... , man. You can't expect mom and dad to do your laundry forever.

• set your teeth on edge

• pull the other one

• pull your weight

• pull the strings

Are the trying to ... ? This new financial scheme they're offering me is plain fraud!

• set the scene

• run a tight ship

• run rings round?

• pull a fast one

I set me h____ on this Barbie doll, I must have it for my birthday, mom!

40 years ago this band ... but now no one even remembers their name.

• ran a tight ship.

• set the world o fire

• set the wheels in motion.

• pulled up their socks.

A positive conversation with the CEO today could ... for a promotion tomorrow.

• set the scene

• set the world on fire

• set the record straight

• set your heart on

He is known to rub shoulders with important people. If you asked him, he could perhaps ... for you.

• set out your stall

• set the record straight

• pull your weight

• pull a few strings

Dylan is a good manager. He ...

• runs counter to the corporate culture.

• runs a tight ship.

• runs the risks

• pulled a fast one.