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  • There's no middle position (ex. the only two possible results are total success or complete failure): all ...
    or nothing
  • fed up; had enough: sick ..
    and tired
  • in general; in the main: by ...
    and large
  • Bread and butter / Butter and Bread will suffice
    bread and butter
  • We can't wait any longer. This is our last chance. It's now ...
    or never
  • accept something you don't like without complaining: grin ...
    and bear stg
  • intermittently; now and then: off...
    and on
  • in the balance; possible but very uncertain [ex. We just made it on time for the plane but until the last minute it was touch ...
    and go
  • Life is full of ups and downs / downs and ups
    ups and downs
  • Roughly: more ...
    or less
  • compromise: give ..
    and take
  • in both good times and bad times: through ...
    thick and thin
  • Out of danger; unharmed: safe ...
    and sound
  • Could you lay the forks and knives / knives and forks please?
    knives and forks
  • Grandma would sit in her rocking chair, rocking forwards and backwards / backwards and forwards
    backwards and forwards
  • With crime out of control, we need to give greater priority to law ...
    and order
  • There's going to thunder and lightning / lightning and thunder all night.
    thunder and lightning
  • an integral component; a feature that cannot be avoided: part ...
    and parcel
  • The intricate details of a situation or process; Just explain the basics to me. I don't need to know all the ins ...
    and outs
  • A cheap type of accommodation: a bed ...
    ... and breakfast
  • select only the best from the alternatives; take only the things you want from a group: ex. you can't pick ... when to be a friend.
    and choose
  • very quickly [ex improving, growing or developing]: leaps ...
    and bounds
  • several small nondescript [uninteresting or not worth defining] items or jobs: bits
    ... and pieces
  • This is not a binary issue: black ...
    and white
  • destitute [without money, a job, or a place to live] OR knocked down and unable to continue fighting: down ... .
    and out
  • What would you like in your drink? Lemon and ice / Ice and lemon?
    Ice and lemon
  • honestly and straightforwardly: ex. I beat you fair ...
    and square
  • from time to time: now ...
    and again
  • I'm trying to work! Is it too much to ask for to have some peace ..
    and quiet?
  • a few occasions: once ...
    or twice
  • at some future time; eventually: sooner ...
    or later