Free and easy: relaxed:
Life is never going to be as free and easy as it used to be when we were young.
Sick and tired: annoyed or fed up with someone or something to the point of losing one's temper:
I'm sick and tired of wasting my time at long, poinless meetings.
Meek and mild: quiet, gentle, and always ready to do what other people want them to do, without expressing their own opinions.
Short and sweet: dealt with very quickly, to the point:
We haven't got much time, so I'll keep it short and sweet.
First and foremost: most important. First and foremost.
Black and white: means "in writing" or "in print":
I never thought they'd put it in black and white on the front page.
High and dry: stranded, in a difficult situation, without help or money:
When we were about to catch the bus, the driver set off and left us high and dry.
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