Idioms And Phrases

To show the white feather: a symbol of cowardice

A sop to cerberus: a concession or bribe to conciliate a person otherwise liable to be troublesome.

To look down one’s nose at: to think of or treat (someone or something) as unimportant or not worthy of respect.

To cut the cackle: To stop talking in order to do something more important.

To rip up old sores: To revive a quarrel which was almost forgotten.

To leave no avenue unexplored: try every possible way to achieve something.

To give one a long rope: to support a person.

Hard-pressed: burdened with urgent business.

To play on a fiddle: To easily and deftly manipulate someone to suit one’s own needs, ends, or benefits.