To change the colour
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To shift the allegations to
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To cut the Gordian knot
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to be
victorious
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To have one’s
heart in one’s boots
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To be deeply depressed
|
To strike
one’s colours
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To surrender
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To cry wolf
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To raise a
false alarm
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To give one’s ears
|
To listen
carefully
|
To hang up
one’s hat
|
To make oneself comfortable in another
person’s home
|
To get the
hang of thing
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To understand the meaning of it
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To make a shot
|
To make a guess
|
A man of
weight
|
A man of
importance
|
Pell‐mell
|
In hurried disorder
|
To put one on
one’s mettle
|
To rouse
one to do one’s best
|
To ride
hell for leather
|
To ride
with furious speed
|
To speak daggers
|
To speak to a
person with hostility
|
Be in the mire
|
Be in difficulties
|
To give
a rap on the knuckles
|
To rebuke
|
Sum and substance
|
Summary
|
A drug
in the market
|
Commodities
no in demand
|
Mealy‐mouthed
|
Cunning
|
Moot point
|
A debatable
point
|
Give a wide berth
|
Keep away
from
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Brought to
light
|
Disclose
|
Fits and stars
|
Irregularly
|
High and low
|
Everywhere
|
Intends and purposes
|
Practically
|
Rest on my
laurels
|
Be complacent
|
Clinched the issue
|
Decided
|
Call a spade
a spade
|
Be outspoken in language
|
Point‐blank
|
Pointedly
|
Neck out
|
Invite trouble
unnecessarily
|
Green eyes
|
Jealous
|
Bird’s eye view
|
General view
|
Goes to dog
|
Is ruined
|
Keep a level
head
|
Remain cool and composed
|
Turned the
corner
|
Passed the
crisis
|
Fishing in trouble
water
|
Talking advantage of troubled conditions for personal
profit
|
In high sprit
|
Cheerful
|
To rock the boat
|
Upset the
balance
|
Tooth and nail
|
With strength and fury
|
Wee hours
of the day
|
At dawn
|
Put the
foot down
|
Not to
yield
|
In the
blues
|
Depressed
|
On the
wane
|
Growing less
|
Fair and square
|
Upright
|
Hole and corner
method
|
Underhand
|
Scream blue murder
|
Make a great
deal of noise and object vehemently
|
Paint the town
red
|
Have a lively time
|
Keep the
finger crossing
|
Wait expectantly
|
At odds
|
In dispute
|
Make ducks
and drakes
|
Squandered lavishly
|
No love lost
|
Intense dislike
|
Ride the high horse
|
Puts in airs
|
Pull a long
face
|
Looks indifferent
|
Beside the mark
|
Irrelevant
|
Fill in
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To tell someone the details
about someone or something
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