To hold somebody to ransom

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

Leaders should not only make speeches they should also be prepared <u><em>to bell the cat</em></u&g…

I did not know that he was <u><em>pulling my leg</em></u> all the time.

To throw up the sponge

The case was <u><em>held over</em></u> due to the great opposition to it.

My father <u><em>strained every nerve</em></u> to enable me to get settled in life.

Although both the parents are running the show for the last ten years but their business is now <u><em>on it…

To stand to one's guns