Why do you wish to tread on the toes?

A sop to cerberus

To take the bull by the horns

It was <u><em>out of place</em></u> for him to talk on politics when the seminar was arranged to…

He <u><em>went back on</em></u> his promise to vote for me.

He is leaving the country <u><em>for a good</em></u>.

It was he who <u><em>put a spoke in my wheel</em></u>.

He works by <u><em>fits and starts</em></u>.

He is always <u><em>picking holes in every</em></u> project.