Binomials (learn words in sentences first) Flashcards
- again and again
I told him again and again that I’d be going out tonight
- back and forth
The argument went back and forth for hours, but eventually they reached an agreement.
- bits and pieces
I’ve got a few bits and pieces I want to finish first, so I’ll meet you there in an hour.
- by and large
We had some clouds on Sunday morning, but by and large it was a glorious weekend.
- cheap and cheerful
The B&B was cheap and cheerful . Bueno, bonito y barato.
- chicken and egg
It’s a chicken and egg situation: you ignore him because he talks a lot, and he talks a lot because you’re ignoring him!
- cut and dried
The thief had been caught at the scene of the crime, so the case was cut and dried .
- doom and gloom
She’s full of doom and gloom today because she thinks she’s going to lose her job.
- face to face
Let’s meet and discuss this face to face . It’s difficult to talk over the phone.
- far and wide
We’ve searched far and wide for a blue velvet armchair, but we just can’t find one!
- first and foremost
First and foremost , can you run to the shop for some coffee? Our guests will be here in ten minutes
- hand in hand
Sadly, poverty and obesity often go hand in hand , as healthy food is more expensive.
- heart to heart
They had a heart-to-heart and she explained why she’d been so upset by his news.
- hit and miss
The speeches were a bit hit and miss. Some were great, but others were quite boring.
- home and dry
I just need one more source for this essay and then I’ll be home and dry.
- ins and outs
Just give me the overview. Don’t tell me all the ins and outs of the problem.
- little by little
I’m making slow progress on my project, but little by little I’m completing it.
- live and learn
That’s really interesting! I never knew that. You live and learn , don’t you?
- neck and neck
The election is neck and neck. We’re going to have to wait until the very last votes are tallied.
- no ifs or buts
I want this finished by Friday and that’s final - no ifs or buts about it.
- odds and ends
What’s in that drawer? ~ Oh, all sorts of odds and ends which didn’t belong anywhere else.
- on and off
Is it raining? ~ Not now, but it’s been raining on and off all day.
- out and about
I’m just out and about with Mary if you would like to come join us.
- part and parcel
I don’t like the traffic here, but it’s part and parcel of living in a large city.
- pick and choose
You could move to any part of the city; you can pick and choose wherever you like.
- pins and needles
Ow! I’ve been sitting on my foot and now I’ve got pins and needles in it.
- rough and ready
- Do we have a plan? ~ Yes, it’s a bit rough and ready , but I think it will work. 2. The workers on the oil rig are a little bit rough and ready, but they’re good guys, every single one of them.
- sick and tired
I’m sick and tired of hearing my neighbour’s TV through the walls. It’s so loud.
- skin and bone
Let me make you a big lunch. You’re skin and bone ! Don’t they feed you at university?
- so-and-so
- I was talking to so-and-so at the party… You know, the tall man with two children. 2. You lousy so-and-so! This car you sold me is a piece of junk!
- step by step
Can you show me what I need to do for this task step by step ? It’s all new to me
- the life and times
I’m reading a biography about the life and times of Jane Austen.
- through and through
- You’re your father’s child through and through . You’re exactly like him. 2. I know Elizabeth through and through, and I really doubt that she’s mad at you. 3. I read the report through and through.
- tossed and turned
I couldn’t sleep last night. I tossed and turned all night.
- touch and go
I almost missed my flight. It was touch and go but I just made it in time.
- trial and error
This is experimental work so a lot of our progress is through trial and error .
- up and about
I heard you were ill. ~ I was, but I’m fine now. I’m up and about .
