BINOMIALS

Question	Answer
FAR AND WIDE	OVER A LARGE AREA
CUT AND DRIED	NOT NEEDING MUCH THOUGHT OR DISCUSSION
BE PART AND PARCEL OF	BE AN ESSENTIAL FEATURE OR ELEMENT OF
BY AND LARGE	GENERALLY
FIRST AND FOREMOST	MAINLY; MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
TIME AND AGAIN	OFTEN; ON A REGULAR BASIS
Hustle and bustle	The buzz
Here and there	in various places
Law and order	A situation in which laws are obeyed, and people behave in an organized and peaceful way Related to crime
Rules and regulations	Norms in general
Safe and sound	Not in danger and not injured in any way
Rise and fall	figurative (success and subsequent failure)
Hit and miss	sometimes successful and sometimes not not always good or successful
Out and about	to be away from home or work and to be doing multiple things, going multiple places.
Straight and narrow	the honest and morally acceptable way of living To the main idea, rigid, strict
Long and hard	to take the time needed to understand something before making a decision about it
To and fro	moving from one place to another and back again
Checks and balances	principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power
Sick and tired	Thoroughly weary or bored
Life and death	deciding whether someone lives or dies; vitally important.
Hand in hand	two people or things are very closely connected or related
Live and learn	informal. used to say that one has learned something from an experience that is surprising and usually unpleasant.
Now or never	used to convey urgency.
Lost and found	a place in a public building where things that people have lost are stored
Peace and quiet	Tranquillity and freedom from disturbance.
Trial and error	the process of experimenting with various methods of doing something until one finds the most successful.
Bigger and better	to get a better job or improve your life in some way
the bigger the better	how much you value or want something is decided by how big it is
Sooner or later	at some future time; eventually.
Cut and paste	assembled quickly from various different sources.
Loud and clear	Easily audible and understandable.
Dead or alive	Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand (Vivo o muerto)
Forgive and forget	to completely stop blaming or being angry with someone for something they have done, and to stop thinking about it
Step by step	so as to progress gradually and carefully from one stage to the next.
Fish and chips	a dish of fried fish fillets served with chips.
Heart to heart	(of a conversation) candid, intimate, and personal.
Back and forth	To and fro
null and void	having no legal force
Kiss and make up	informal. : to become friendly again after a fight or disagreement
Rise and shine	An expression used when waking someone up
Toss and turn	you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried

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