To get into a scrape

To hit the jackpot

The curious neighbours were disappointed as the young couple's quarrel was just a <u><em>storm in a teacup&l…

In the organised society of today no individual or nation can <u><em>plough a lonely furrow</em></u…

I <u><em>stood up for him</em></u> when everyone else was criticising him.

By the skin of one's teeth

I <u><em>have a bone to pick with</em></u> you in this matter.

To change colour

He has <u><em>come up</em></u> during the last five years.