To fly off the handle

To turn up one's nose at a thing

To beat the air

To hang up one's hat

Leaders should not only make speeches, they should also be prepared <u><em>to bell the cat</em></u&…

As our army attacked, the enemy retreated <u><em>pell-mell</em></u>.

A chip off the old block

Chandu used very ugly words against his kind uncle; he <u><em>threw down the gauntlet</em></u> b…

Dishonesty is <u><em>at a premium</em></u> in almost all spheres of public life.