61.

Burn the candle at both ends To overwork or exhaust I am afraid he is burning the candle
oneself by doing too many at both ends and ruining his life.
things

62. Strike a note to express and His speech was optimistic, but at the
communicate a particular end of it he struck a note of caution
opinion or feeling about
something
63. To shelve one’s plan Postpone or discontinue The university will have to shelve its
plans for expansion in view of
present situation

64. Out and out thoroughly He is out and out a reactionary.

65. Talking through one’s hat to speak without knowing I did not mind what he was saying, he
the facts; talking nonsense was only through his hat.

66. postponed The case was held over due to the

great opposition to it.