make like a banana and split

and the like

And other similar items; et cetera.

banana nose

A large, unusually long nose.

banana republic

A small country, especially one in Central America or the West Indies, that is dependent on a single export commodity (traditionally bananas) and that has a corrupt, dictatorial government.

be like

To say.

built like a brick outhouse

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shipyard

Synonym of built like a brick shithouse.

built like a brick shithouse

Of a man, having a muscular body, particularly with well-developed muscles of the chest, arms and abdominals.

cannot make it

Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.