Idioms and Phrases Questions

• He is always standing up for the weak and oppressed.
• We should give a wide berth to bad characters.
• Turban is in vogue in some communities.
• The old man was cut to the quick when his rich son refused to recognise him.
• I requested him to put in a word for me.
• The dacoit murdered the man in cold blood.
• He has built a big business empire by his sharp practices.
• The secretary and the treasurer are hand in glove with each other.
• He never liked the idea of keeping his wife under his thumb and so he let her do what she liked.
• It is time that professors came down from their ivory towers and studied the real needs of the students.
• You have to be a cool customer and be patient if you want to get the best buys.
• There was no opposition to the new policy by the rank and file of the Government.
• The clerk wiped the nose of his employer by submitting a false bill and was dismissed from his job.
• I have a bone to pick with you in this matter.
• The new C.M stuck his neck out today and promised 10kgs. free wheat a month for all rural families.
• Harassed by repeated acts of injustice. he decided to put his foot down.
• The class could not keep a straight face on hearing the strange pronunciation of the new teacher.
• The parliamentary inquiry into the Bofors deal did not bring to light any startling facts.
• His speech went down well with the majority of the audience.
• Rohit has bitten off more than he chew.