It is difficult to keep a level head in these days of mounting prices.

He is a <u><em>person after my own heart</em></u>.

The accounts of the murder <u><em>made her flesh creep</em></u>.

To get into hot waters

His voice <u><em>gets on my nerves</em></u>.

When he tells stories about himself, he is inclined to <u><em>draw the longbow</em></u>.

To put the cart before the horse

This regular absenteeism is a <u><em>bad business</em></u> since on work is being completed.

If you pass this difficult examination, it will be a <u><em>feather in your cap</em></u>.