A pipe dream

I hope it will not <u><em>put you out</em></u> if I am late.

She rejected his proposal of marriage <u><em>point blank</em></u>.

We should <u><em>give a wide berth</em></u> to bad characters.

To play the gallery

One should be prepared to get <u><em>a bolt from the blue</em></u> in life, but should not get u…

There is no <u><em>hard and fast rule</em></u> regarding this subject.

The members of the group were <u><em>at odds</em></u> over the selection procedure.

He is a <u><em>person after my own heart</em></u>.