To play the gallery

To see red

He is really a <u><em>broken reed</em></u>.

To frame a person

Why must you look a <u><em>gift horse in the mouth</em></u> ?

To stand to one's guns

Despite the trust bestowed on the minister he turned out to be <u><em>a snake in the grass</em></u&…

Get down to brass tacks

The time is running out, you must <u><em>look sharp</em></u>.