Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using backstairs influence to get the job.

Seema is a little <u><em>hard of hearing</em></u>.

The new economic policy is likely to <u><em>run into rough weather</em></u>.

When he tells stories about himself, he is inclined <u><em>to draw the longbow</em></u>.

Spick and span

One should not indulge in <u><em>tall talks</em></u>.

His best jokes <u><em>fell flat</em></u>.

He is a <u><em>queer fish</em></u>, I have failed to understand him.

To turn over a new leaf