Word Ladder Phrases

A word ladder is a series of words which, changing one letter at a time, transform the beginning word to the ending, which is often related or antithetical to the first.
ex: CAT > COT > COG >DOG
The Ladders given here are clues to common English phrases that change the beginning word TO the ending. Your job is to figure out the phrase hinted at.
Yes, that word in the chain you're going to complain about is in fact a real word.
Yes, I know the last chain could be two words shorter, but I prefer to keep it clean.
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Last updated: August 5, 2020
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Word Ladder Clue
Common Phrase
ex: ... READ HEAD HEAL ...
ROAD TO HELL
… BARK BORK …
BACK TO WORK
… RICE RACE RAVE …
NICE TO HAVE
… CAME LAME LASE LASS …
COME TO PASS
… DOTE DOLE DOLL DELL SELL …
NOTE TO SELF
… HERD HEAD HEAT SEAT STAT …
HERE TO STAY
… FOOD FOOT SOOT SNOT SNOW …
GOOD TO KNOW
… SLID SAID SAND SANE SINE NINE …
SLIM TO NONE
… WEED WELD WOLD TOLD TOLL TALL …
NEED TO TALK
… HEAT SEAT SENT WENT WONT FONT …
HEAD TO FOOT
… OMEN OPEN OPED SPED SHED SHAD CHAD CHAT …
AMEN TO THAT
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Level 78
Aug 5, 2020
Excellent idea, perhaps it needs a little more time ?
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Level 91
Aug 5, 2020
Ha, I meant to bump it up a bit from the standard 4 minutes, and I bumped it down instead! Resubmitting