Pair Phrase (….and….) - Function

No.

Pair Phrase (….and….) - Function

Translation

Application

Arrive in dribs and drabs (phrase)

Приходить мелкими партиями

We’re receiving food, but it is only arriving in dribs and drabs.

Bright and early (adverb)

С утра пораньше

If we leave bright and early tomorrow morning, we should get there by midday.

By and large (parenthesis)

В целом

By and large, most people would prefer to have a badly paid job that they liked rather than a well paid job that they disliked.

To be few and far between (phrase)

Быть редким (дефицитным)

Good jobs are few and far between in days of high unemployment.

To grin and bear it (phrase)

Смириться

A shorter lunch break is new company policy, so we’ll just have to grin and bear it.

Ins and outs (noun)

От и до/нюансы

We have yet to discuss all the ins and outs of his proposal.

To make a song and dance about (phrase)

Делать из мухи слона

I was only 10 minutes late. Why are you makingsuch a song and dance about it.

Odds and ends (noun)

Безделушки

Everything had been packed away in boxed except for a few odds and ends.

Once and for all (adverb)

Раз и навсегда/окончательный/единовременный (бизнес-термин)

He set out to prove once and for all that Deakin’s alibi was nothing but a tissue of lie.

One’s own flesh and blood (noun)

Близкие родственники

We’re talking about my family here, my own flesh and blood. Of course I trust them.

An out-and-out lie (phrase)

Наглая ложь

That is an out-and-out lie; you’ve made it all up.

To be part and parcel of (phrase)

Быть неотъемлемой частью 

Having your private life splashed across the front pages of newspapers and glossy magazines is part and parcel ofbeing a celebrity.

Peace and quiet (noun)

Тишина и покой

We took a couple of days off and went to the country for a bit of peace and quiet.

Pride and joy (noun)

Гордость и отрада

His career/garden/daughter is his pride and joy.

Prim and proper (adjective)

Чопорный/правильный

She’s far too prim and proper to have written anything as scandalous as that.

Pushing and shoving (noun)

Давка/толчея

After a lot of pushing and shoving, I finally made it to the counter where everything had been reduced by 50%.

Safe and sound (adjective)

Целый и невредимый

The two children, who had been missing for three days, were found safe and sound hiding in an abandoned mine shaft.

Spick and span (adverb/adjective)

Начисто

When I get back, I want this place looking spick and span.

Touch and go (adjective)

Рискованный

It was touch and go whether they would allow us to leave the country.

Up-and-coming (adjective)

Многообещающий

The government has introduced a scheme whereby up-and-coming young athletes will receive financial support.

To have ups and downs (phrase)

Иметь взлёты и падения

What family doesn’t have its ups and downs.

Wear and tear (noun)

Износ

Even allowing for wear and tear, these chair covers should last for at least fifteen years.

Well and truly (with lost and beaten) - adverb

Окончательно и бесповоротно

After walking for three hours, we realized that we were well and truly lost. / As we had been well and truly beaten the Saturday before, the manager decided to make wholesale changes to the team.

To win fair and square (phrase)

Выиграть по честному/без обмана

What do you mean I cheated? I won fair and square, and you know it.

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