he was in a brown study and did not seem to catch my point.

He is in the habit of <u><em>throwing dust in eyes</em></u> of his superiors.

Leaders should not only make speeches they should also be prepared <u><em>to bell the cat</em></u&g…

Sumit had to look <u><em>high and low</em></u> before he could find his scooter key.

The captors of the kidnapped kept his family <u><em>on tenterhooks</em></u>.

To carry off the bell

To keep one's head

To put somebody in his place

To throw down the glove