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Fixed (binomial) expressions

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Fixed (binomial) expressions

These expressions are actually are easier to use than idioms (you’re more likely to use them in the right context) and they make you sound like a native English speaker!

Example: pros and cons (we don’t usually say ‘cons and pros’)

Group 1 (positive meaning)

Loud and clear
Nice and easy
Clean and tidy / neat and tidy / spick and span
Short and sweet

Group 2 (negative meaning)

Skin and bones
Aches and pains
Sick and tired
Wear and tear

Group 3 (similar words)

Safe and sound
Peace and quiet
Bright and early
Bits and pieces / odds and ends

Group 4 (same words)

On and on
Step by step
Face to face
Arm in arm