bringing ruin upon oneself by extravagance in food
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
inability to live up to one's rank; out of one's league
starting with vigor but ending with no action; raising one's voice (in a call to action) and then failing to take action; mere sloganeering