To tell you in a nutshell, lust for power and money has almost spoiled him.

To be old as the hills

It was such a strange affair that I could not <u><em>make head or tail of it</em></u>.

A man of weight

To set one's face against

The university will have to <u><em>shelve</em></u> its plans for expansion in view of present si…

To cool one's heels

It is difficult for me to believe you, so please put down everything <u><em>in black and white</em>&lt…

When I saw him in the morning, he looked <u><em>like a duck in a thunderstorm.</em></u>