The class could not keep a straight face on hearing the strange pronunciation of the new teacher.

Their business is now <u><em>on its last legs</em></u>.

The <u><em>mealy-mouthed</em></u> politician succeeded in influencing the voters.

Last evening I was <u><em>held up</em></u> at the meeting.

To catch a tartar

To oil the knocker

Although he has failed in the written examination, he is using <u><em>backstairs influence</em></u&…

To turn over a new leaf

He is in the habit of <u><em>fishing in troubled waters</em></u>.