to arrive/leave IN DRIBS AND DRABS	to arrive/leave in small numbers/quantities and at irregular intervals
BRIGHT AND EARLY	(to wake up/get up/leave) very early in the morning (+)
BY AND LARGE	generally
to BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN	not to be very common/to be very difficult to find
to GRIN AND BEAR IT	to accept an unpleasant situation without complaining (probably because there is no choice)
INS AND OUTS	the details of a complicated situation/problem/system/proposal
to make a SONG AND DANCE ABOUT	to complain too much about sth, in a way that seems unnecessary
ODDS AND ENDS	small unimportant objects
ONCE AND FOR ALL	definitely and finally so that you end all doubt and uncertainity
one's OWN FLESH AND BLOOD	a relative
an OUT-AND-OUT lie	a complete lie (used to reply to sb who has accused you of sth)
to be PART AND PARCEL OF	a basic and fundamental part of (life/job/problem)
PEACE AND QUIET	calm and tranquillity
PRIDE AND JOY	sth/sb that a person is very proud of and which/who is very important to them
PRIM AND PROPER	very conservative and easily offended (used to describe people)
PUSHING AND SHOVING	publishing (used with reference to crowded places)
SAFE AND SOUND	safe and unharmed (used when sb has not been harmed despite being in a dangerous situation)
SPICK AND SPAN	very clean
TOUCH AND GO	doubtful (used with reference to important or life-threatening situations)
UP-AND-COMING	sb who shows a lot of promise and will probably be very successful in the future
to have UPS AND DOWNS	to have good times and bad times
WEAR AND TEAR	damage caused to furniture/clothes/equipment, by daily use
WELL AND TRULY	completely (often used with 'lost' and 'beaten')
to WIN FAIR AND SQUARE	to win fairly (often used when you have been accused of cheating)
a BLAZING ROW	an argument in which people are very angry and emotional
to BLOW YOUR TOP / to HIT THE ROOF	to lose your temper and become very angry (2)
to BE CROSS	to be a little angry (often used when speaking to children)
to BE CROTCHETY	bad-tempered and easily made angry
to DRIVE sb UP THE WALL	to annoy sb (sb!)
FURIOUS	very angry
GALLING	sth that is annoying, because it seems unfair or wrong
to GET ON sb's NERVES	to annoy sb (sb!)
a HEATED ARGUMENT	a bad argument in which people are very angry
to BE INDIGNANT	to be very angry because you think sth is wrong or unfair
INFURIATE	make angry
IRATE	very angry = furious
to IRRITATE	to annoy
to be LIVID	to be very angry
to BE IN NO MOOD TO	to be angry and not want to
an OUTBURST	a sudden explosion of anger
a QUICK TEMPER	to lose your temper very quickly and very easily
to BE SICK AND TIRED OF sb/sth	to be annoyed and fed up with sb/sth
to THROW A TANTRUM	to start kicking, shouting and crying (children)
to BE TOUCHY	to be bad-tempered and easily made angry
to BE UP IN ARMS ABOUT sth	to be very angry and ready to protest (used to describe group reaction)
the BLACK SHEEP of the family	sb considered to be a failure/an embarrassment by relatives
to be AS BLIND AS A BAT	(informal) to have poor eyesight
you can... TILL THE COWS COME HOME, but I won't...	you can do sth for a very long time, but I won't change anything
a DARK HORSE	sb who people know very little about
to be DOGGED BY sth	sth bad keeps causing you trouble and it will not go away
FOR DONKEY'S YEARS	(informal) for a very long time
to DUCK	to avoid sth which is going to hit you by lowering your head
it is like WATER OFF A DUCK'S BACK FOR sb	sth does not affect you because you are accustomed to it
FISHY	suspicious
to HOUND SB	to persistently follow sb (used in connection with the press)
the LION'S SHARE	the biggest part
to RABBIT ON (about sth)	to talk for a long time in a boring way
RATTY	bad-tempered/easily made angry
to have a WHALE OF A TIME	(informal) to really enjoy yourself
a WILD GOOSE CHASE	a search for sth that one is unlikely to find
to WORM YOUR WAY OUT OF sth	to avoid doing sth you do not want to do