1. A gentleman at large – an unreliable person
2. A wolf in sheep’s clothing – a dangerous person pretending harmless
3. ABC – very common knowledge
4. Above board – fair and honest
5. Again and again – repeatedly
6. All and sundry – without making any distinction
7. Alpha and omega – first and last letter of Greek Alphabet, means beginning and end
8. An eye wash – a pretence
9. An iron hand – by force
10. At sixes and sevens – persons who are having different opinions
11. Back and call – at the service
12. Bag and baggage – with all goods
13. Between Scylla and Charybdis – choice between two unpleasant alternatives
14. Between the cup and the lips – on the point of achievement
15. Black and white – in writing
16. Blow hot and cold – having no stand, shows favour at one time and unfavour at another
17. Body and soul – entirely
18. By fits and starts – irregularly
19. By hook or by crook – by any means
20. By leaps and bound – speedily
21. Call a spade a spade – straight talks
22. Cats and dogs – heavy rain
23. Cock and bull story – untrue story
24. Confusion worse confounded – be in further worse position
25. Cut and dried – readymade form
26. Ever and anon – now and then
27. Fair and square – honest
28. Fair field and no favour – equal opportunity to all
29. Far and wide – everywhere
30. Fire and brimstone – fearful penalties
31. Fire and fury – Extreme enthusiasm
32. First and foremost – highest priority
33. Fishy – doubtful
34. Free and easy – natural and simple
35. Gall and wormwood – source of irritation
36. Gird up the loin – to be ready
37. Goods and chattels – belongings of home
38. Hand and gloves – very intimate friends
39. Hard and fast – certain
40. Haughty and naughty – arrogant and naughty
41. Heart and soul – with full devotion
42. Herculean task – a tedious job
43. Hit below the belt – contrary to principles of fairness
44. Hither and thither – here and there
45. Hole and corner policy – a secret policy for an evil purpose
46. Hue and cry – great noise
47. Ins and outs – full detail
48. Intents and purposes – practically
49. Kith and kin – blood relatives
50. Latin and Greek – unable to understand
51. Law and equity – legal and moral justice
52. Leave no stone unturned – make all possible efforts
53. Length and breadth – all over
54. Life and soul – main support
55. Like a fish out of water – in every difficult and unsuitable situation
56. Loaves and fish – material interests
57. Lock and key – in safe place
58. Might and main – with all enthusiasm
59. Milk and water – weak
60. Neck and crop – completely
61. Need of the hour – necessity of time
62. Nook and corner – everywhere
63. Not born yesterday – worldly wise
64. Now and then – occasionally
65. Null and void – of no use, without force of application
66. Odds and ends – remaining goods
67. Often and often – frequently
68. Once and again – repeatedly
69. Open and above board – very clear, transparent
70. Out of gear – in disorder
71. Over and above – besides
72. Over head and ears – excessively
73. Part and parcel – being an important past of
74. Pick and choose – to choose selectively as per wish
75. Pins and needles – small items
76. Pros and cons – merits and demerits
77. Rain or shine – favourable or unfavourable circumstances
78. Rank and file – everyone without discrimination
79. Rank and ruin – complete destructions
80. Rhyme or reason – rational cause
81. Right and left – in all ways
82. Root and branch – complete
83. Safe and sound – quite well
84. Speck and span – neat and smart
85. Struck a chill to the heart – aroused fear
86. Stuff and nonsense – worthless
87. Sum and substance – the actual theme
88. The die is cast – decided finally
89. The last nail in the coffin – the last action which resulted in the complete end of something
90. Thick and thin – in all circumstances
91. Through fire and water – in all sort of difficulties
92. Time and tide – course of time
93. To and fro – going and coming, backward and forward
94. To check by jowl – very near to each other
95. To move heaven and earth – to make all possible efforts
96. To play ducks and drakes – to waste money
97. Toil and moil – hard labour
98. Tom dick and harry – everyone
99. Tooth and nail – with all force
100. Ups and downs – prosperity and adversity
101. Warp and woof – essential parts of a thing
102. Watch and ward – careful guard
103. Weal and woe – prosperity and adversity
104. Whips and spur – with greatest hurry
105. Why and wherefore – the basic roll season
