A man of weight

The rebels <u><em>held out</em></u> for about a month.

Things are progressing well. Don't do anything <u><em>to rock the boat</em></u>.

You need rest; you look a bit <u><em>run down</em></u>.

The boy had a <u><em>hair-breadth escape</em></u> from a street accident.

To oil the knocker

He was <u><em>carried off his feet</em></u> when he was declared to have won the prize.

Who will <u><em>carry the day</em></u> in this war?

The trade union's seemingly rightful demand is only a <u><em>stalking horse</em></u> to blackmai…