sweeten the pot

keep the pot boiling

To maintain one's livelihood; to continue to procure the necessities of living.

pot calling the kettle black

A situation in which somebody comments on or accuses someone else of a fault which the accuser shares.

shit or get off the pot

Act now or state one's disinterest, make a decision, particularly in contexts where one is inconveniencing others by inaction and indecision.

sweeten up

To make sweet to the taste.

talk the legs off a pot

To talk a lot.