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To tell you <u><em>in a nutshell</em></u>, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him.
From Idioms and Phrases · English Language Competence Test
To tell you <u><em>in a nutshell</em></u>, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him.
To bear the palm
French leave
To lose one's head
To end in smoke
He was <u><em>cool as a cucumber</em></u>.
He <u><em>passed himself off</em></u> as a noble man.
To play on a fiddle