The hero of Naipaul's novel 'A House for Biswas' , like modern young men, wishes to paddle his own canoe.

To hang up one's hat

The M.P. from our constituency is fond of <u><em>blowing his own trumpet</em></u> whenever he ge…

Inspite of his poverty, Ravi believed in <u><em>keeping up appearances</em></u>.

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

He <u><em>faced the music</em></u> for reaching home late.

Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were <u><em>tipped off</em></u> in a advance…

It is Rashmi who <u><em>wears the trousers</em></u> in their house and he timidly allows it.

He is <u><em>a great hand</em></u> at organising public meetings.