[close at hand] {adj. phr.} Handy; close by; within one's range. […]

[comfortable as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Pleasant and relaxed; […]

[common as an old shoe] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Not showing off; […]

[cool as a cucumber] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Very calm and brave; […]

[cracked up] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Favorably described or presented; praised. - […]

[crazy] or [mad] or [nuts about] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Excessively fond […]

[cut-and-dried] {adj. phr.} Decided or expected beforehand; following the same old […]

[damned if one does, damned if one doesn't] {adj. phr.} No […]

[dead and buried] {adj. phr.} Gone forever. * /Slavery is dead […]

[dead as a doornail] {adj. phr.} Completely dead without the slightest […]