If an area, room or house is “_ _ _”, it’s very clean
First and foremost
Spick and span
Alive and well
High and dry
If you get up “_ _ _”, you get up very early in the morning
High and dry
Spick and span
Bright and early
Alive and well
We use “_ _ _” before we refer to the most important part of something; it’s like saying “most importantly”
First and foremost
Dribs and drabs
Bit by bit
Spick and span
If someone is “_ _ _”, they’re finally safe after being in danger
Fair and square
Bright and early
Black and blue
Alive and well
If you’re “_ _ _”, you’re trapped in a place without any help, equipment, resources
Far and wide
Bit by bit
High and dry
Alive and well
If something happens “_ _ _”, it happens slowly and gradually
Bright and early
Fair and square
Bit by bit
Black and blue
If you’re “_ _ _”, you have bruises on your skin because you’ve been hit or injured
Back and forth
Black and blue
Sick and tired
Dribs and drabs
If you’re “_ _ _” of something, you’re angry about it, and you don’t want it to happen anymore.
Far and wide
Fair and square
Sick and tired
Back and forth
If things (such as buildings, restaurants, petrol stations…) are “_ _ _”, there aren’t many of them, or they’re spread over a big distance.
Back and forth
Far and wide
Spick and span
Dribs and drabs
If something such as a competition, game or decision is “_ _ _ ”, it’s honest, fair and transparent.
Far and wide
Back and forth
Fair and square
Sick and tired
If you go “_ _ _”, you travel to and from a place a lot
Far and wide
Bit by bit
Back and forth
First and foremost
If something happens in “_ _ _”, it happens slowly, and in small amounts
Dribs and drabs
Sick and tired
Fair and square
Back and forth