To take with a grain of salt

The speaker gave a <u><em>bird's eye view</em></u> of the political conditions in the country.

It is evident from the minister's statement that <u><em>heads will roll</em></u>.

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

To talk one's head off

The robbery was committed <u><em>in the wee hours of the day</em></u>.

I cannot <u><em>conceive of</em></u> a time when I was without a refrigerator

To pay off old scores

Only strict laws make the evil of dowry <u><em>die out</em></u>.