He always says that he will help, but when it comes to the crunch, he does nothing.

When I saw him in the morning, he looked <u><em>like a duck in a thunderstorm.</em></u>

Dowry is a <u><em>burning question</em></u> of the day.

To live in clover

To be rolling in money

I cannot <u><em>put up with</em></u> that nasty fellow.

To break the ice

I <u><em>raked my brains</em></u> to solve this difficult problem.

To accept the Gauntlet