To hit the jackpot

The clerk <u><em>wiped the nose</em></u> of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dism…

To stand to one's guns

His plan was so complicated that it <u><em>floored</em></u> his listeners.

By the rule of thumb

The secretary and the treasurer are <u><em>hand in glove</em></u> with each other.

Mrs. Khnna has been <u><em>in the blues</em></u> for the last several weeks.

I <u><em>have a bone to pick with</em></u> you in this matter.

To draw a bead upon