The train was late and we had to kick our heels.

The boy <u><em>turned a deaf ear</em></u> to the pleadings of all his well-wishers.

To catch a tartar

There was opposition to the new policy by <u><em>the rank and file</em></u> of the Government.

To cry wolf

It was he who <u><em>put a spoke in my wheel</em></u>.

To be in two minds

To strike one's colours

Honesty is <u><em>at a discount</em></u>, where corruption is the rule.