The country's economy is beginning to look up now.

It has been raining <u><em>cats and dogs</em></u>.

A red letter day

Discipline is <u><em>on the wane</em></u> in schools and colleges these days.

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

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

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

Tell me plainly who broke the mirror, <u><em>do not beat about the bush</em></u>.

The speaker's observations on the subject were <u><em>beside the mark</em></u>.