Paired Expressions
In English grammar, a paired construction is a balanced
arrangement of two roughly equal parts in a sentence By convention, items in a paired construction appear in parallel
grammatical form: a noun phrase is paired
with another noun phrase, an -ing form with another -ing form, and so on.
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Before and after ·
Black and white ·
Come and go ·
Dos and don’ts ·
Each and every ·
In and out ·
Ladies and gentleman ·
Large and small |
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By and large ·
Bright and early ·
Far and away ·
Far and wide ·
For and against ·
Forgive and forget ·
Hit and run ·
Live and let live |
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All or nothing ·
In or out ·
like it or not ·
me or you ·
more or less ·
once or twice ·
one or another ·
one or more |
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Mother and father ·
One and only ·
Round and round ·
There and then ·
This and that ·
Top and bottom ·
Up and down ·
Where and when ·
With and without ·
Yes and no |
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Off and on ·
Once and for all ·
Over and above ·
Pros and cons ·
Pure and simple ·
Safe and sound ·
So and so ·
Whys and wherefores |
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one or two ·
some or all ·
something or other ·
this or that ·
up or down ·
yes or no |
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By hook or by crook ·
Factor fiction ·
For richer or poorer ·
Give or take ·
Right(ly) or wrong(ly) ·
Sink or swim ·
Sooner or later ·
Take it or leave it ·
True or false ·
Whether or not |
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