to be on the spot

to be in the doghouse

If the mountain won’t come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain

the jim-jams

The cops are coming

The questions put to him were searching, he had his back to the wall

The traffic came to a virtual standstill

The player was banned for four weeks

In the second experiment we obtained a very clear result

I’m in the dark

The silhouettes of the trees stood out against the clear night sky

The governor of Florida seeks re-election

The suggestion didn’t go down very well with our boss

The amendment was tabled by the Prime Minister.

the john

the upper crust

The house is far away from here.

the last

The woman lived on good terms with her neighbours

The dignity of man is inviolable

The knife is getting rusty.

Their eyes met

Their marriage was over in everything but name three years ago

Their marriage is finished. It’s all over and done with

Their victory was as good as in the bag