We should give a wide berth to bad characters.

The casting vote of the chairman <u><em>clinched the issue</em></u>.

She rejected his proposal of marriage <u><em>point blank</em></u>.

The involvement of teachers in the scheme of education proves to be a <u><em>mare's nest</em></u&gt…

Get down to brass tacks

Our school is <u><em>within a stone's throw</em></u> of the railway station.

Rohit has <u><em>bitten off more than he chew</em></u>.

I am leaving India <u><em>for good</em></u>.

To fly off the handle