To be in two minds

I have warned him <u><em>now and then</em></u> not to resort to violence.

He is in the habit of <u><em>throwing dust in eyes</em></u> of his superiors.

Sumit had to look <u><em>high and low</em></u> before he could find his scooter key.

He visits the doctor <u><em>off and on</em></u>.

<u><em>Over and above</em></u> the household work, she works in a factory on a part-time basis.

To plough the sands

To keep one's head above water

In the organised society of today no individual or nation can <u><em>plough a lonely furrow</em></u…