The teacher turned a blind eye to the student's cheating.

She may not be conventionally attractive, but she definitely doesn't have a face like the back end of a bus.

She walked a-tiptoe to avoid waking up the baby.

She walked on her tiptoes to avoid making noise.

I see my old friends once in a purple moon.

He drove away in a hack.

He ran a muck through the crowded streets.

That and a token will get you on the subway.

That and a nickel will get you on the subway.

That and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee.