I've been working with the company ___ for about five years now.

• long and hard

• on and off

James went to live in a village because he was ___ of all the traffic in town. He'd had enough.

• odds and ends

• sick and tired

I work in the city centre all week, and retreat to the ___ of the village at weekends.

• peace and quiet

• safe and sound

The new mall will be ___ a shopping centre,

but will also boast an entertainment complex, with cinemas and a bowling alley.

• hit and miss

• first and foremost

There are high rise blocks everywhere, but ___ you can still see the occasional town house.

• here and there

• back and forth

You need to think ___ before you buy the flat. It's very expensive.

• long and hard

• on and off

I bought a few ___ at the shops.

• bits and pieces

• hit and miss

There's a huge number of places to eat in the city, but the quality is a bit ___.

• high and dry

• hit and miss

Firing people is ___ of being a boss, I’m afraid.

• part and parcel

• on and off

There was a lot of ___ and we just couldn’t agree in the end.

• first and foremost

• back and forth