The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

To set one's face against

Hard-pressed

The boy had a <u><em>hair-breadth escape</em></u> from a street accident.

The sworn enemies have decided to <u><em>bury the hatchet</em></u>.

I am afraid he is <u><em>burning the candle</em></u> at both ends.

Though he has lot of money, yet all his plans are <u><em>built upon sand</em></u>.

To have brush with

The speaker gave a <u><em>bird's eye view</em></u> of the political conditions in the country.