He refused to dirty his hands by lying about what had happened.
2) Sloshed To The Gills-thoroughly inebriated or drunk to the point of incoherence, senselessness, or the loss of self-control-
I hate being in New Orleans during the festival - an appalling number of people are sloshed to the gills!
3) Out Of This World-extremely good-What a restaurant -
the food was out of this world!
4) Mind One's Own Beeswax-to not interfere in someone else's affairs-
I really wish she would mind her own beeswax and stop asking me about my finances.
5) Buy The Farm-to die-
If you crash at 60 mph, the odds are you'll buy the farm.
6) Fly On The Wall-an unnoticed observer of a particular situation-
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when those two get home and see each other after so long.
7) Stand In Good Stead-to prove particularly useful or beneficial to one in the future-
Janet is hoping her internship working in IT will stand her in good stead when she looks for a job after college.
8) Play It By Ear-to decide how to deal with a situation as it develops, rather than acting according to plans made earlier-
We can't make a decision yet. Let's just play it by ear.
9) A Walk In The Park-something that is very easy to accomplish-
It's clear that the role is a walk in the park for the veteran actor.
10) Cream Of The Crop-the best of a group of similar things or people-
The medical school's graduates are considered to be the cream of the crop and can get jobs wherever they want to.
11) Be At Daggers Drawn-to be prepared to verbally or physically fight another person or group-
The police have had to intervene because those rival gangs have been at daggers drawn lately.
12) At Death's Door-extremely ill or very close to death or total destruction-
Many parts of the environment are now at death's door due to the effects of pollution.
13) Make Ends Meet-earn just enough money to live on-
They were finding it hard to make ends meet.
14) Take A Hike-a rude way of telling someone to leave-
Take a hike, Jerry! I'm sick of your foolishness.
15) Mushroom Into-to increase, expand, or grow into something much larger in size, scope, or scale than something was initially, especially in a short space of time-
The question of pay suddenly mushroomed into a major matter when the management insulted the staff.
16) Music To One's Ears-something that is pleasing to hear, such as good news-
When Michelle heard that her son and daughter-in-law were going to have a baby, it was music to her ears.
17) Drop A Bombshell-to reveal something that is very surprising or unexpected-
When we got a tip that the newspaper was about to drop a bombshell about our candidate, we all wondered what information they could possibly have.
18) On The Off Chance-hoping that something may be possible, although it is not likely-
She thought of ringing on the off chance of catching him at the flat.
19) Take Heart-to have one's confidence, courage, or happiness bolstered-
We may have lost the election, but we take heart in the fact that so many young people are now engaged and excited about politics.
20) Get Hitched-to get married-
Did you hear? Bill and David got hitched last week!
