To turn over a new leaf

I did not know that he was <u><em>pulling my leg</em></u> all the time.

Dog in the manger

I am sure he <u><em>means business</em></u>.

When he met me at the street corner, he <u><em>cut me dead</em></u>.

To have one's heart in one's boots

Harp on

There has been <u><em>bad blood</em></u> between the two communities even before shouting.

The clerk <u><em>wiped the nose</em></u> of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dism…