The new C.M stuck his neck out today and promised 10 kgs free wheat a month for all rural families.

A red letter day

Castles in the air

To smell a rat

We have to <u><em>keep our fingers crossed</em></u> till the final result is declared.

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

Why must you look a <u><em>gift horse in the mouth</em></u> ?

To be at daggers drawn

He is really a <u><em>broken reed</em></u>.