It has been raining cats and dogs.

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

He is always <u><em>picking holes</em></u> in every project.

He <u><em>threw cold water over</em></u> the project that the secretary had prepared.

The country's economy is beginning to <u><em>look up</em></u> now.

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

The captain played with determination because the honour of the team was <u><em>at stake</em></u&gt…

To smell a rat

It was such a messy affair but Manish somehow managed to <u><em>wash his hands of</em></u> the …