binomials

actions done intentionally to punish other people because they have done something unpleasant to you:

tit for tat

completely safe and without injury or damage:

safe and sound

to have successfully finished something:

be home and dry

to entertain someone by giving them food and drinks:

wine and dine sb

to be complete and finished:

be done and dusted

when you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts:

sink or swim

more than anything else:

first and foremost

very clear and easy to understand:

loud and clear

to be a feature of something, especially a feature that cannot be avoided:

be part and parcel of sth

words or activities that seem complicated or mysterious but have no real meaning:

mumbo jumbo

accept or refuse the offer completely:

take it or leave it

said to tell someone to wake up and get out of bed:

rise and shine!

someone from your family:

flesh and blood

to have experienced too much of someone or something with the result that you are annoyed:

sick (and tired) of someone/something

used to describe what happens to a person who was poor but becomes rich:

rags-to-riches

used to tell someone that they should forget about unpleasant things that happened in the past, and especially to forgive and forget something bad that someone has done to them:

let bygones be bygones

in any way at all:

(in) any way, shape, or form

considering all the different parts of the situation together:

all in all

when everything about a situation is considered together:

by and large

a mixture of good and bad things happens

ups and downs

moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one:

back and forth

having no luck, no money, and no opportunities:

down-and-out

a situation in which the laws of a country are being obeyed, especially when the police or army are used to make certain of this:

law and order

various things of different types, usually small and not important, or of little value:

odds and ends

to be something or someone that is very important to you and that gives you a lot of pleasure:

be your pride and joy

carefully, in order to avoid problems:

slowly but surely

A situation that will bring great success or complete failure.

make-or-break

mostly/approximately

more or less

already decided and unlikely to be changed:

cut and dried

easy to prove or answer

open-and-shut

a long and complicated statement or story, sometimes one that is not true:

song and dance

to take some things but not others: (often disapproving)

pick and choose

by any method possible:

by hook or by crook

said when you hear or discover something that is surprising:

you live and learn

sometimes, but not regularly:

(every) now and then

separation of control among several government organizations, such as a judiciary, a legislature, and an executive division

checks and balances

the damage that happens to an object in ordinary use during a period:

wear and tear

used to say that someone was born and grew up in a particular place, and has the typical character of someone who lives there:

born and bred

always support or stay with sb, even if there are problems or difficulties

through thick and thin

uncertain:

touch-and-go

at the time that something happens:

as and when

you cannot depend on it to be of good quality, on time, accurate, etc.:

hit-and-miss

happening or existing only some of the time:

off and on

continuing for a long time:

on and on

produced quickly, with little preparation

rough and ready