To smell a rat
To move heaven and earth
To take to heart
Rub shoulder with
He says he has invented a time machine, which is clearly a load of cobblers.
The idiomatic expression "A slap on the wrist" means:
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They finally agreed on the business deal.
If somebody has worked for "donkey's years", it means he has worked:
To murder in "cold blood", it means to murder:
The number increased by leaps and bounds.