bits and pieces	odds and ends
turned out of the house and home	evicted, forced to leave it
eat someone out of the house and home	to eat everything sb has in the house
pure and simple	basically, plainly, and without having to say anything else
exposed to wind and weather	likely to be damaged by them
far and wide	over a large area
dead and buried	finished and forgotten about
fast and furious	very rapidly, intensely and energetically
out-and-out	complete or total e.g. a socialist/lie/distaster
rough and ready	improvised, makeshift
all and saundry	everyone, without distinction
leave sb high and dry	leave miserable and alone
by and by	when the right time comes
spick and span	clean and tidy
hard and fast rules	fixed, rigid rules
free and easy	casual/informal/relaxed
flesh and blood	human nature
few and far between	now and then - infrequent
to make song and dance about sth	make a fuss
might and main	very hard with all your effort and strength
wear and tear	deterioration - damage caused by continuous use over a long period
the rank and file	ordinary members (e.g. of parliament)
meek and mild	very quiet and gentle and unwilling to argue with people
cut and dried	decided, unlikely to change