Please do not indulge in double dealing.

He does not like to be friendly with Sarita; he always <u><em>gives her a cold shoulder</em></u>…

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

To pay one back in the same coin

The old father <u><em>brought home</em></u> the moral of unity by asking each of his sons to bre…

To mind one's P's and Q's

Last evening I was <u><em>held up</em></u> at the meeting.

To make umbrage

The party stalwarts have advised the President <u><em>to take it lying down</em></u> for a while…