Collocation and idiom day 1

open-and-shut case

a problem or legal matter that is easy to answer or prove

in jeopardy

in danger of being damaged or destroyed

= at risk

= in peril

cut off

1. cut/stop/interrupt a supply or connection

2. separating/removing physically

3. cut sb off from inheritance → disinherit sb

on the house

(idiom) free

cut one’s teeth on

(idiom) get one first experience by doing sth

ex: The young coder cut his teeth on a simple mobile app.

every nook and cranny

(idiom) every part of a place

ex: She knows every nook and cranny of the town.

know something like the back of your hand

(idiom) to have very good and detailed knowledge of sth

ex: She knows the town like the back of her hand.