When he began giving tips to the veteran mechanic, I told him, don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks, since she's been fixing engines for forty years.

After hours of bargaining, the seller agreed that the price would come down to $200.

At the staff meeting, the director said she would take to task the employees who repeatedly missed the safety checks.

Words of encouragement mean the world to her when she faces setbacks.

After months of experimentation, the team went back to basics to improve reliability.

After the corruption scandals, the party pledged a back to basics, promising to restore self-respect, decency and honesty to public life.

Her performance in the interview was up to snuff, so we offered her the job.

I don't think the report is up to scratch for the committee meeting tomorrow.

Before the meeting, could you bring the new team members up to speed on the project's timeline?

Only those party to the negotiations were informed of the final terms.