201. Wears her heart on her sleeve : expresses her emotions freely
202. To make both ends meet : to live within one’s income
203. Pulled up : reprimanded
204. Heart to heart talk : frank talk
205. Hard nut to crack : difficult task
206. To beat about the bush : speaker in a round-about manner
207. To hit below the belt : to attack unfairly
208. Iron will : strong determination
209. Gave the game away : gave out the secret
210. A red letter day : a day memorable for some joyful event
211. Had better : should
212. Stand by : support
213. Grease anybody’s palm : bribe
214. Soft option : easy and agreeable option
215. Scapegoat : fall guy
216. See eye to eye : agree
217. At one’s beck and call : to be dominated by someone
218. A bird’s eye view : a beautiful view
219. Put across : effectively conveyed
220. To call a spade a spade : to be frank
221. Kicking his heels : wasting time
222. Sit in judgement : criticize
223. In lieu of : in place of
224. Wet behind the ears : inexperienced
225. Ins and outs : full details
226. By putting two and two together : to deduce from given facts
227. Spick and span : tidy
228. At sixes and sevens : in disorder or confusion
229. On good terms : was friendly
230. At the eleventh hour : at the last possible moment
231. To foam at one’s mouth : to get very angry
232. Fell short : had no effect
233. To take to task : punish
234. To go scot-free : to escape without punishment
235. A little gush of gratitude : friendly feeling
236. Status quo : unchanged position
237. In a pickle : in an embarrassing or awkward situation
238. To make one’s blood boil : to make somebody furious
239. Died in harness : died while working
240. A close shave : narrow escape from danger
