I've never heard that idiom before. Perhaps you mean DOWN AND OUT, which means that the person is at a low point in their life, that they're poor in every way and not likely to make a success at anything in the near future.
To do work and focus
Distill down, or boil down, as an idiom, means to get to the essence of something, or to simplify it.
sit down come over to
This is an idiom meaning to narrow your focus down. It can also mean to narrow your aim and focus on one thing to hit. Picture the zero as a target and you get the idea of the idiom.
If someone "jumps down your throat" it means they react very angrily about something you said.
The idiom down to the wire means to the very last possible moment. Therefore, the entire phrase would stand to mean that "it went to the very last split second and we almost missed your flight, but made it."
This is not an idiom. The verb "lay" is the past tense of "lie," and means that whatever or whoever the subject of the sentence may be, they were laying down on top of some hay.
The idiom "took a seat" means to sit down or find a place to sit. It is commonly used to describe someone sitting down in a chair, on a bench, or in a designated area for seating.
Teach you a lesson.It means to deflate your ego, to humble you in front of your peers.
It implies that the corners of your mouth are turned down, which is what can happen if you are sad.
It's not really an idiom. It means "what are you thinking about."
RFP is not an idiom. It's an abbreviation.