Idioms And Phra...

To set one's face against  

In the armed forces, it is considered a great privilege to die in harness. 

To hit the nail right on the head 

To be above board  

 Sobhraj could be easily arrested because the police were tipped off in a advance. 

To be the question  

A man of straw 

A black sheep 

I met him after a long time, but he gave me the cold shoulder.  

He passed himself off as a noble man.  

To leave someone in the lurch  

The cricket match proved to be a big draw.

To put one's hand to plough 

To play second fiddle  

To make clean breast of  

 To end in smoke  

To have an axe to grind  

To catch a tartar  
 

To keeps one's temper  

To drive home  

To cry wolf  

This matter has been hanging fire for the last many months and must therefore be decided one way or the other. 

When he heard that he had once again not been selected he lost heart.  

To smell a rat 

 To pick holes