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● odds and ends:各种不值钱的小物品 “Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”● oddities and absurdities:异样或不合情理的感觉 “Sometimes, we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”● bits and pieces:零星物件 “The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly?”● aches and pains:周身疼痛 “After a day's hardwork, the old man suffered aches and pains, especially in the limbs.”● board and lodging:食宿 “I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.● chapter and verse:(常和动词give或quote连用)注明……的出处或详情 “Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.”● hammer and tongs:(常和go at it连用)闹哄哄地争吵 “At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”● heaven and earth:(常和move连用)竭尽全力 “When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”● hue and cry:嘈杂声 “When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”● hustle and bustle:喧闹 “One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.● ifs and buts:各种借口 “No ifs and buts, please ! Just work according to the schedule.”● rack and ruin:(常和go to连用)遭破坏 “Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”● stuff and nonsense:胡说八道 “Is Tom asking to leave the company? Stuff and nonsense! I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”● ups and downs:盛衰;浮沉 “For many people, life is full of ups and downs.”● wear and tear:耗损 “Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”● bright and breezy:活泼轻快的 “Joelle is bright and breezy; everyone likes her.”● cut and dried:早已决定的 “The programme is cut and dried; it is not possible to make changes now.”● rough and ready:粗略的 “I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners, but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”● spick and span:崭新的;极整洁的 “Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”● short and sweet:简短扼要 “Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”
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