It is on the first floor.

The matter will be brought to light.

to be in the black

the touch of a master

The new rules are absurd.

to be on the breadline

We're on the move.

The book is published by Reader’s Digest

The streets are paved with gold

to be in the thick of it

the ins and outs

to be in the thick of the fray

by the end of September

to up the ante

the Lesser Bear

the last straw

at the beginning of the world

the divide between rich and poor

The lease was prematurely terminated

the chosen people

In the abstract it is true.

The deuce knows!

The traffic was murder this morning

The weather is keeping up

The car veered off the road