the 13th century

The red dress suits you extremely well.

to the letter

The proof is in the pudding

the seven deadly sins

The sexes are similar in appearance

The subject that dominated the evening was policy

The boat was unable to make much headway against the tide

The museum will be opened on schedule

The idea of using embryos for human spare parts is morally repugnant. - On whose say-so?

The supreme discipline of art is oil painting

The question came up again

The food is expensive.

to be in the club

to the marrow

to go on the pull

the quicker the better

The letter did not indicate a date

to be in the lap of luxury

The ice cream tastes extremely sweet.

the full monty

to be on the skids

The money's gone.

The wood's rotten.

the four horsemen of the Apocalypse