321. A bolt from the blue : Unexpected
322. In black and white : in writing
323. Bad blood : feeling of hatred
324. Kicked up a row : made a great fuss
325. Crossed swords : disagreed
326. Point-blank : directly
327. To burn the candle at both ends : work hard
328. By leaps and bounds : rapidly
329. In the red : in danger
330. The salt of the earth : kind
331. Once in a blue moon : rarely
332. Pore over : go through
333. Build castles in the air : Daydream
334. Cut no ice with me : had no influence on me
335. Took cue from : learnt acting
336. To bring to light : to reveal
337. Cope with : handle
338. At the eleventh hour : at the last moment
339. Ended in smoke : came to nothing
340. To have something up one’s sleeve : to have a secret plan
341. Takes after : resembles
342. Saw through : detected
343. By fits and starts : irregularly
344. Carrot and stick : reward and punishment
345. Left me in the lurch : abandoned me when I needed help
346. All at sea : puzzled
347. Under the thumb of : under control of
348. A man of letters : proficient in literary art
349. Turn up : appear
350. To pass away : die
351. Die hard : unwilling to change
352. Gift of the gab : Ability to speak impressively
353. Stick to my guns : hold on to my decision
354. At the eleventh hour : at a late stage
355. Close shave : a narrow escape
356. Measure up : reach the level
357. Hand in glove : very intimate
358. Maiden speech : first speech
359. Leave her in the lurch : desert her
360. To put an end to : stop
