To give a rap on the knuckles

When I saw him in the morning, he looked <u><em>like a duck in a thunderstorm.</em></u>

The party stalwarts have advised the President to <u><em>take it lying down</em></u> for a while…

To make umbrage

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

To leave someone in the lurch

To make the grade

Last evening I was <u><em>held up</em></u> at the meeting.

Having sold off his factory, he is now a <u><em>gentleman at large</em></u>.