He has reached present position in his job through elbow grease.

It was such a strange affair that I could not <u><em>make head or tail of it</em></u>.

The class could not <u><em>keep a straight face</em></u> on hearing the strange pronounciation o…

To look sharp

His biographers discovered to their surprise that he was an atheist <u><em>to the backbone</em></u&…

In spite of the immense pressure exerted by the militants, the Government has decided not to <u><em>give in&…

It requires unparalleled courage <u><em>to set the Thames on fire</em></u>.

He always <u><em>cuts both ends</em></u>.

Please do not indulge in <u><em>double dealing</em></u>.