BINOMIALS or BINOMIAL PHRASES are fixed pairs of words that frequently go together and when they do, they're always in the same order. Here is the glossary of some from the exercise BINOMIALS 01 with a less transparent meaning: give or take = approximately hustle and bustle = busy noisy activity of a lot of people on and off = intermittently wine and dine (sbd) = go to restaurants etc. and enjoy good food and drink; entertain sbd by buying them good food and drink to and fro = backwards and forwards skin and bones = extremely thin odds and ends = small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set spick and span = neat and clean touch and go (also touch-and-go) (adj) = risky, uncertain (you) live and learn = used to express surprise at sth you didn’t expect to learn or experience (come) rain or shine = in any circumstances
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