Honesty is at a discount, where corruption is the rule.

I felt like a<u><em>fish out of water</em></u> among all those business tycoons.

Since he knew what would happen, he should be left to <u><em>stew in his own juice</em></u>.

He is temporarily in charge of the company and is trying <u><em>to feather his nest</em></u>.

He went to his friend's house in the evening <u><em>as was his wont</em></u>.

I did not mind what he was saying, he was only <u><em>through his hat</em></u>.

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

He sold his house <u><em>for a song</em></u>.

He never liked the idea of keeping his wife <u><em>under his thumb</em></u> and so he let her do…