 The salt of the earth

Meaning: Those of great worth and reliability.

 Rack and ruin

Meaning: Complete destruction.

 Too much of a good thing

Meaning: Excess may do you harm.

 A Mickey Finn
Meaning: A sedative (or sometimes in the US a purgative) drug surreptitiously slipped into someone's
drink.

 Between the Devil and the deep blue sea

Meaning: In difficulty, faced with two dangerous alternatives.

 A1 at Lloyd's
Meaning: The highest quality.

 Cat's Cradle
Meaning: A box-like shape which is made by from twisting a loop of string around their fingers. It is
usually played by two players, although some variations may be played by one.

 Cock-sure
Meaning: Certain. This term has been used in many ways, all with different but related meanings; for
example, 'absolutely sure or safe', 'completely dependable', 'sure in one's own mind', etc. The common
thread through all of these is certainty.

 A ministering angel shall my sister be

Meaning: To minister is to serve, or act as a subordinate agent. So a ministering angel is a kind-hearted
person, providing help and comfort.

 A complete shambles
Meaning: A scene of disorder; a ruin; a mess.