Originally Posted by rarasham

1.To bring grist to the mill ( Use everything to gain profit whether by hook or by crook ) .
2.To keep one's fingers crossed ( Hope for the best , Pray for good luck )
3.With one's tongue in one's cheek ( tell a lie ,to cheat , to deceit )
4.A storm in the tea cup ( fight on a trivial thing )
5.to talk through one's hat (?)
6. Hum and haw ( one who do not say some thing clear , ambiguity )
7. To let the grass grow under one's feet ( laziness )
8 . Penny wise and pound foolish ( ?)