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live by the sword, die by the sword 

It means those who spend all their time seeking violence and trying to kill others are destined to find the violence they seek and die instead. It is meant as a warning to not seek fights, but to try to find peaceful resolutions to problems if at all possible (a sentiment that is too often forgotten and sorely needed in this world).
You hear about Blake? He thought he was all that and went to front with the guys in the barro. Even with his piece, he ended up fufilling the old saying, live by the sword, die by the sword.

by the hairs on my balls 

to just barely finish or complete a task
Marcel: Did you make it to Steve's wedding?
Ethan: Yeah, there was so much traffic, I made it by the hairs on my balls.

Saved by the bowl 

To make it to a toilet when you need to go, but just barely.
Dude, that Mexican food didn't sit well, but it's all right because I was saved by the bowl.

catfished by the cloud bots 

Several cloud bots, often from through the interaction of several different Tech subcontracting organizations or search engine optimization, gives an illusion of an active meet-up group in a locale.
"I went to the meetups, yet I was catfished by the cloud bots."

cooking by the book 

you know you can't be lazy!
never use a messy recipe,
the cake will end up crazy.
If you do the cooking by the book, then you'll have a cake!
cooking by the book makes for a pretty cake!

Stiffy by the Liffey 

The Dublin Spire, a monument in Dublin, Ireland, which some see as a phallic symbol. The Liffey is a nearby river.
The government is going to build another useless monument like the Stiffy by the Liffey.