heap praises and eulogies on(sing the praises of)

keep on stating one's point(keep repeating one's views)

maintain fairness unswervingly

wifely submission and virtue

explain away one's errors

deliver goods to the consumer's home

come down to bedrock(get to the bottom of)

Water and mountains

a snake's head and a rat's eyes(crafty or wily look)

kill one's wife to obtain the post of commander

Out of time

Death would not be a sufficient punishment for his crimes.

take things as they come(Take things as you find them.)

Delicacies from land and sea are served.

work from morning till night

make all the right noises

crumbs from the table(odds and ends)

One's head and one's shoulders part company.

Almost all houses are empty.

smashed tiles and crumbling walls