在《三合⼀惯⽤语》中，介绍了⼏种三合⼀的常见短语。这⾥集中谈三合⼀名词组及形容词组，希望⼤家有更进⼀步的认识。
  ● 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schedule的形容词
  “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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