Help me make a sentence with any of these idioms.
I have it's meaning with, but I just don't have any idea in making sentence with these. plz help me
1. give someone a dressing down-- scold; reprimand
2. drown out-- overwhelm; eliminate by some overpowering force
3. throw in the sponge-- give up; quit
4. spirit away-- abduct; cause to disappear mysteriously
5. string along with-- cooperate with
6. call a spade a spade-- call something by it's actual name; use plain direct speech
I need to illustrate the sentence so make sure that the sentence is not difficult for illustrating. tnx