fray around the edges(То же, что fray at the edges. If you say that something is fraying at the edges or is fraying around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed.: Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges.КГА)
batten down the hatches(When you're coming down with a cold, all you can do is batten down the hatches and wait for the body to fight it off. Val_Ships)
be out of the woods(We're through the worst of the recession – we're out of the woods now. • On my way back to the hospital now to get a statement as soon as the docs say she's out of the woods.alia20)
