Miscellaneous Idioms and Phrases in common use...

1.A Utopian scheme:-good but not practicable.

2.To end in smoke:-to have no effect.

(All my attempts to become a writer ended in smoke)

3.On the spur of moment:-without previous preparation or intention.

4. At one's finger's end:-fully known.

5.To make a clear breast of:-to admit.

6.Rhyme or reason:-valid cause.

7.In cold blood:-without any provocation.

(The man was murdered in cold blood.)

8.All the while:-during the whole period.

9.At a blow:At a stroke.

10.By fits and starts:-irregularly.

11.Over head and ears in ears:-wholly.

(I am over head and ears in debt.)

12.To pass a poor night:-to be restless at a night.

13.Bid fair to:-seem likely or show promise.

(This writing campus plan bid fair to flourish for long time.)

14.To nip in the bud:-to destroy in the beginning.

15.To draw a person out:-to elicit cleverly.

(The reporter drew the politician out.)

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