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59. Fixed phrases with two key words
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not of great quality, but enjoyable and good value
cheap and cheerful
Small marks and damage that appear over time as a result of normal use
Wear and tear
A person or company's main source of income
Bread and butter
In an honest way and without any doubt
Fair and square
A feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope
Doom and gloom
Used to say where sb was born and grew up
be born and bred...
Spend money only on what is absolutely necessary
Scrimp and save
Very careful about your appearance and behaviour, and easily shocked by what other people do or say
Prim and proper
Be an aspect of sg that has to be accepted
Be part and parcel ( of sg)
A person or thing that gives sb great pleasure or satisfaction
Sb's pride and joy
Unpredictable; sometimes succeeding and sometimes failing
Hit and miss
Small individual things of no great value
Bits and pieces/bobs
Odds and ends
A way of controlling people by encouraging them to fight and argue among themselves
Divide and rule
Quickly or by a large amount (usually used when talking about sb's progress)
In/by leaps and bounds
Not long or complicated
Short and sweet
Having considered everything
All in all
all things considered
Used to say that sb has all the qualities of a particular type of person
Through and through
Gradually
moving slowly from one stage to the next
in small slow stages as each day passes
competing directly
Little by little
step by step
day by day
Head to head
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59. Fixed phrases with two key words
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2013-12-25T03:03:12Z
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