To hit below the belt

To show one's teeth

She was received by her friends <u><em>with open arms</em></u>.

His boss was always <u><em>breathing down his neck</em></u>.

To take the bull by the horns

I met him after a long time, but he gave me <u><em>the cold shoulder</em></u>.

The old beggar <u><em>ran amuck</em></u> and began to throw stones at the passerby.

This matter has been <u><em>hanging fire</em></u> for the last many months and must therefore be…

To drink like a fish