You gotta go with the flow. I'm just trying to keep my head above water. I'm trying to get my bearings. He's up a creek without a paddle. We're all in the same boat.
Horses Try to keep a tight rein on the situation.
Keep a grip on the situation. Don't let things get out of hand. Wild horses couldn't makeme go. Such examples provide overwhelming empirical support for the existence of the event structure metaphor.