The police are used to seeing the seamy side of life.

There is <u><em>no love lost</em></u> between the two neighbours.

Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, <u><em>do not beat about the bush</em></u>.

There is no <u><em>hard and fast rule</em></u> regarding this subject.

The time is running out, you must <u><em>look sharp</em></u>.

He has <u><em>made his mark</em></u> in politics.

To draw a bead upon

I requested him to <u><em>put in a word for me</em></u>.

To pay one back in the same coin