When the war breaks out, all the war mongering social media activists become yellow bellies.

A rolling stone gathers no moss

The world needs a global leader who can hold out a gesture of peace.

The young boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

The game is now in full swing.

Nobody in the conference seemed to believe the cock and bull story about such a major movie star.

Take something at face value

The MD of the company let the cat̲ out of the bag by telling her secretary, who got the much coveted promotion.

Turn over a new leaf

A fair-weather friend can never be trusted in the times of exigency.

Cudgel one’s brain

I bought some extra copies from the stationery shop. These may come in handy during exams.

Play it by ear

On cloud nine

Someone’s heart is in the right place

Down the tubes

I begged him to reconsider my application, but he put his foot down.

Fair-weather friends

The new intern is a greenhorn and thus his superiors take advantage of him.

After several years of cheating on his PhD work, the candidate finally had to face the music and lose
the opportunity.

Lose your marbles

He’s sitting on the fence

The anxious duke was found strolling in the garden to and fro.

The sailor tells great tales of adventure that you should take with a grain of salt.

Eat humble pie