When I asked who would stay behind, not a one volunteered.

Desperate after losing his job, he tried to grab at a straw by taking any temporary gig that came his way.

The fingerprint evidence proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he had been at the crime scene.

When planning the project, our manager reminded the team that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and arranged extra training for the struggling member.

Her apology was a day late and a dollar short.

They arrived at the fundraiser a day late and a dollar short, so the organizers had already distributed all the donations.

Despite never having tried it before, she seemed to take to something like a duck to water when she started learning the violin.

He dismissed the complaint as three skips of a louse, hardly worth discussing.

He rebuilt the antique clock one step at a time, careful not to damage any tiny gears.