To pour oil in troubled water

If we give them this concession, it will be <u><em>the thin end of the wedge</em></u>.

The university will have to <u><em>shelve</em></u> its plans for expansion in view of present si…

He <u><em>faced the music</em></u> for reaching home late.

To have one's heart in one's boots

Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years but their business is now <u><em>on it…

Don't <u><em>stick your neck out</em></u>.

We were in hurry. The road being zigzag we had to <u><em>cut off a corner</em></u> to reach in t…

The speaker's observations on the subject were <u><em>beside the mark</em></u>.