A good teacher should have the gift of the gab.

We should guard against our <u><em>green-eyed</em></u> friends.

He <u><em>did me a good turn</em></u> by recommending me for the post of Vice Principal.

By putting on the mime act, Deepak <u><em>stole some of the thunder</em></u> of Peter's speech.

If you pass this difficult examination, it will be a <u><em>feather in your cap</em></u>.

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

The promotions were granted <u><em>across the board</em></u>.

To get into hot waters

When he met me at the street corner, he <u><em>cut me dead</em></u>.