1. WORD PAIRS
By: María and Andrea

2. Definition and types
Expression linked by a conjunction. 1-Word pairs joined by and 2-Word pairs joined by or 3-Word pairs with alliteration 4-Rhyming word pairs 5-Word pairs joined by other words

3. WORD PAIRS JOINED BY «AND»

4. 1- Word pairs joined by and
Neat and tidy
Clean, organised, tidy
Her room is always very neat and tidy
Sick and tired
Someone at the point of losing his/her patience
I´m sick and tired of our neighbours. I´m going to call the police!
Short and sweet
Something of minimum length and no longer than the necesary
Your speech was short and sweet. I think it was perfect
Wine and dine
Entertain someone with a good quality meal
The advertising agency always wines and diner their top clients
Up and down
Moving between the same two points repeatedly
We drove up and down the same street for 10 minutes
Odds and ends
Small items of different types of little importance
There’s nothing important in those cupboards, just a few odds and ends.

5. EXERCISE
I´m of your behaviour. When will you stop bothering everybody?
There are lots of places in the city where a person can enjoy …
Your speech was really touching, It was the best!
Our car drove … the whole day till we found the street
The bag found in the park held his clothes and …….

6. Skin and bone: to be very thin «That dog is all skin and bone» Loud and clear: clear and easy to understand «You don´t have to shout – I can hear you loud and clear» Back and forth: moving first in one direction and then in another «The dirver´s job consists mainly of going back and forth between the hotel and the airport all day» By and large: as a whole «Not all the food in the restaurant is fantastic, but by and large it´s very good»

7. It is horrible to see young mothers who are ….
Can you please talk ? I can´t understand what you´re saying
He is going all day ……. From his house to university
They are not all hard-working, but … the average is quite good.

8. WORD PAIRS JOINED BY «OR»

9. Word pairs joined by or MAKE OR BREAK
Success or failure, nothing in between
The next mach is make or break. If we lose we´ll have no chance!
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
Your last offer
Seven hundred dollars is my last offer- take it or leave it!
SOONER OR LATER
Something will definitely happen, although it is not known when
If you lie, people will find it out sooner or later
MORE OR LESS
aproximately
The repairs of the car will take a week- more or les

10. This next match is ……….. If we don´t win , there is no chance for us to pass to the next round
I have to go in half an hour, so think about it now. This is my last offer: …….
You cannot hide your marks to your parents. They will find out ……
The wedding dress costs, …………, 1,500 dollars.

11. Ifs or buts: something said to a child to stom them arguing with you
«I want no ifs or buts – tidy your room now»
Sink or swim: succeed or fail by your own efforts
«When we started the business, it was sink or swim»
Like it or lump it: accept a situation you do not like
«Like it or lump it, there is no resolution»

12. No ………, no question about it.
These are literally ……….. times
It is not open to discussion, so ……… this is the way it works.

13. ALLITERATION

14. Part and parcel
An essential part of something
Long hours of travelling are part and parcel of being a football player
Safe and sound
Not in danger in any way
The missing boy returned to his family safe and sound
Rules and regulations
Laws, rules, legislation
The rules and regulations in prisons are very strict
Live and learn
To learn from experiences
You mean I can get a discount because I´m under 20? Well, you live and learn!
Bread and butter
Sustenance
Gardening is my bread and butter right now
Chop and change
To keep changing your opinions, activities, etc
After months of chopping and changing, we´ve decided to go back

15. The ………. of the jury are this way
The ……….. of the jury are this way. So if you don´t want to be punished behave in the trial
It will be nice to hear that they have arrived and that they are all ……….
……….., right? Expectations are a good thing when placed correctly.
In other words, they didn't ………..their investment plans.
They were so poor they didn´t even have money for ……..

16. RHYMING BINOMIALS

17. Hustle and bustle
Noisy activity caused by people, usually in cities
There´s always lots of hustle and bustle at the market
Wear and tear
The decrease in value of something because of its age
The wear and tear on his knees means he can no longer play football
Willy-nilly
Randomly, without orden
The product sold badly because the salesmen travelled to customers willy-nilly without any strategy

18. I love the …………..of everyone around me.
You can see the ………… all over his body. He is so old
He answered to the test………… , because he had not studied.

19. BINOMIAL PAIRS JOINED BY OTHER WORDS

20. Back to front
When the back of something faces the front
You´ve got your t-shirt on back to front!
Step by step
To do something methodically
Follow the indications and step by step you will learn
Slowly but surely
Carefully, in order to avoid problems
Slowly but surely we made our way down the hillside

21. EXERCISE
Write 5 sentences with different word pairs