Binominals - 60 useful phrases

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• first and foremost the most important thing
• time and time again very often
• loud and clear very clear and easy to understand
• part and parcel an essential part
• sooner or later it will happen some time in the future
• little by little gradually
• step by step to progress gradually
• good and proper very well
• the nitty gritty the essential aspects, the most important details
• give or take approxiamately, possibly a small difference to the amount mentioned
• short and sweet brief and relevant and in a way that is pleasing
• hustle and bustle busy, active and noisy
• now or never do it immediately, the chance might not come again
• loud and clear in a way that is clear and easy to understand
• take it or leave it it is a non-negotiable offer
• rise and shine it's time to wake up
• flesh and blood to be a member of the family
• sink or swim you must fail or succeed by your own efforts
• sick and tired to be fed up of something or someone
• mumbo jumbo nonsense
• culture vulture a person who is interested in the arts and cultural events
• wine and dine to provide good food, drink and entertainment
• live and learn to discover something surprising that adds to your experience of life
• from rags to riches to rise from poverty to wealth
• tried and tested something that has proven in the past to be effective or reliable
• time after time repeatedly
• let bygones be bygones forget past disagreements and reconcile
• all in all with all things considered
• beg, steal or borrow to do whatever is necessary to get what you want
• Tom, Dick or/and Harry any unspecified person (or persons)
• not in any/no way, shape or form definitely not
• spick and span very clean and very tidy
• by hook or by crook by any means possible
• by and large generally, for the most part
• tall, dark and handsome to refer to a clasically good looking guy
• safe and sound to be safe, not in any danger
• ups and downs good moments and bad moments
• pure and simple no additional explanation for something other than what was just said
• pride and joy the object of one's great pleasure
• now and then sometimes
• back and forth moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one
• wear and tear damage resulting from ordinary, everyday use
• down and about destitute, without money and a place to live
• tooth and nail to fight intensively and fiercely for something
• high and dry in a difficult situation and unable to do anything about it
• law and order a situation where respect for the rules of the country are being obeyed
• odds and ends (1) some small matters to attend to
• odds and ends (2) various things of different types, usually small and not important
• song and dance to make an unnecessary fuss about something
• an arm and a leg very expensive
• tit for tat actions taken in revenge for something unpleasant done to you
• black and white (1) a situation where it's easy to understand what is right and what is wrong
• black and white (2) clearly written
• done and dusted to be completely finished
• far and wide over a large area
• pros and cons advantages and disadvantages
• no ifs and buts without any excuses or discussion
• born and bred to have been born and grown up in a particular place
• rough and ready crude but effective
• through thick and thin during good times and bad times

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