Idioms and Phrases - List 5

   Idioms and Phrases:

Idiomatic Pairs of Adjectives

1. All in all (Supreme, of the first importance )

*  The Principal is the all in all in college.


2. All and sundry ( all without distinction )

 *  He invited all and sundry to the feast.


3. In black and white ( in writing )

  *  The witness gave his statement in black and white.


4. Fair and square ( honest and proper )

  *  The sons made a fair and square distribution of their ancestral property among themselves.


5. Blow hot and cold ( to be in favour at one time and against at another )

  *  Harish blows hot and cold. None believes him.


6. Hard and fast ( strict, definite )

  *  There is no hard and fast rule in English.


7. High and low ( everywhere )

  *  God is high and low.


8. Long and short ( the sum and substance )

  *  Please tell me the long and short of this matter.


9. Rough and ready ( not elaborate )

  *   I have prepared a rough and ready scheme for building my house.


10. Slow and steady ( resolute,constant )

  *  Slow and ateady wins the race.


11.Safe and sound (quite well )

  * Mukesh returned from forest safe and sound.


12. Right or wrong ( if it be right or wrong )

  *  Right or wrong, I will do this work.


13. Well and good ( well as a thing goes )

  *  Well and good, you should try to help her.


14. Better half (wife )

  *  My better half is a good companion of mine.


15. High and mighty ( arrogant )

  *  The manager is very high and mighty in his behaviour.


16. (At ) sixes and seven ( in a state of disorder )

  *  When I reached his house, I found his books at sixes and sevens.

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