While the ladies continued their small talk in the drawing room, I felt bored.

This place affords a <u><em>bird's eye view</em></u> of the green valley below.

The trade union's seemingly rightful demand is only a <u><em>stalking horse</em></u> to blackmai…

To frame a person

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

To make the grade

He was <u><em>in high spirits</em></u> when I met him in the restaurant.

The project did not appear to <u><em>hold out</em></u> bright prospects.

To take people by storm