Keep the wolf from the door (to maintain oneself at an acceptable level)

Library Lion

Moose Lake, MN

Not enough room to swing a cat - not very much space; extremely cramped quarters

Olly Olly Oxen Free

Pearl S Buck - was an American writer and novelist. As the daughter of missionaries, Buck spent most of her life before 1934 in Zhenjiang, China. Her novel The Good Earth was the best-selling fiction book in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932. In 1938, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces". She was the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Quagga Green Label 

Richmond Flying Squirrels - are a Minor League Baseball team based in Richmond, Virginia. The team, which is a part of the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants major league club, and plays at The Diamond.

Smarter than the Average Bear

Turn turtle - capsize or overturn

Taking a break; I'm trying to hem a pair of pants for my son. I can't do both ... LOL
I might be back later.