On hearing the news of the kidnapping, she became afraid of her own shadow.
To be fair and square
She just needs forty winks in order to be able to work all night.
The minute she arrived at the office, she was given the pink slip.
The representatives of the two states tried to enforce a treaty which was a dead letter.
To drink like a fish:
"Cart off" means:
To get cold feet
The man cannot be trusted in the post for he has an itching palm.
I cannot deal with a queer fish like him.