The game was getting more exciting by the minute.

The clock loses

The news spread like wildfire

The bank robber put/held a gun to her head and told the cashier to hand over the money

the cock of the walk

The spouses are living under the regime of separation of property

The restaurant is open around the clock.

The bubble has burst

the odd thing about it

to be on the air

The week has been good.

at the invoice price

The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.

to be on the water waggon

The town was brightly decorated

to be in the dock

The driver peered through the fog

The fault was discovered during a routine check

The boy is very quiet.

by the end of June

the oil is becoming scarce

The plot was quite complex.

The truck turned over.

the mountains stretched north

the most superb Gothic church