1. I am sure he means business (is in earnest).
2. I cannot give you a definite reply on the spur of the moment (at once, without deliberation).
3. I see you know a thing or two (are wise or cunning).
4. He took his failure to hear (felt it deeply).
5. It goes to his heart (touches him deeply) to see so much misery.
6. He is leaving Cambodia for good (permanently).
7. It will go hard with him (prove a serious matter for him) if his partner retires from business.
8. Do you expect me to be at your beck and call (under your absolute control)?
9. I am afraid he is burning the candles at both ends (overtaxing his energy).
10. Let us now bury the hatchet (cease fighting) and work for the advance of the country.
11. Mr. James one of the trustees of a certain big charity, is suspected of feathering his own nest (making money unfairly).
12. It is reported that some ruffians laid hands on (assaulted) him while he was returning home.
13. It is suspected that he had a hand in (was concerned) the plot.
14. As usual he is blowing his own trumpet (praising himself).
15. The foolish young man made ducks and drakes of (squandered) his patrimony.
16. She knows French after a fashion (to a certain degree, not satisfactorily).
17. It is all Greek to me (something which I do not understand).
18. The thief was caught red-handed (in the very act of committing a theft).
19. Late in life he tried his hand (made an attempt) at farming.
20. His friend gave him the cold shoulder (treated him in a cold and distant manner).
21. While he spoke, the audience on their lips (listened eagerly to his words).
22. He stands well with (is well thought of by) his master.
23. She is accused of giving a false coloring to (misrepresenting) the incident.
24. Throughout his speech the boys were all ears (deeply attentive).
25. I was all eyes (eagerly watching) to see what he would do.
26. With a small income and a large family to maintain, he finds it rather difficult to keep his head above water (to keep out of debt).
27. You will come to grief (be ruined) if you follow his advice.
28. I keep that fellow at arm’s length (at a distance).
29. Don’t trust those men; they are villains to the backbone (in every way).
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