re: The colloquialism (Please do me a favour to explain their meanings)
It would be my grateful if anyone else can enlighten me the meanings of these colloquial pairs
prim and proper to and fro odds and ends hard and fast tooth and nail down and out length and breadth safe and sound
ins and outs cloak and dagger spick and span up and about ups and downs song and dance collar and tie pins and needles sick and tired bits and bobs
Thanks in advance for your help,
Regards,
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Hi, You have a lot of these. Here are some very brief comments. prim and proper fastidious, ceareful, neat to and fro from one place to another, and back again, repetitively odds and ends miscellaneous, unimportant, unrelated things hard and fast clearly defined, not easily changed, eg rules tooth and nail with every effort, fiercely down and out no money length and breadth everywhere safe and sound very safe and well ins and outs petty and complete details and methods cloak and dagger very secret spick and span very clean and tidy up and about normal, healthy, not sick anymore, rejoining the world ups and downs good times and bad times song and dance unnecessary fuss and difficulty collar and tie wearing a neat shirt and tie pins and needles small pains and cramps you get, for example if you sit on your foot in an awkward position.
- Hi, You have a lot of these.
- Here are some very brief comments.
- prim and proper fastidious, ceareful, neat to and fro from one place to another, and back again, repetitively odds and ends miscellaneous, unimportant, unrelated things hard and fast clearly defined, not easily changed, eg rules tooth and nail with every effort, fiercely down and out no money length and breadth everywhere safe and sound very safe and well ins and outs petty and complete details and methods cloak and dagger very secret spick and span very clean and tidy up and about normal, healthy, not sick anymore, rejoining the world ups and downs good times and bad times song and dance unnecessary fuss and difficulty collar and tie wearing a neat shirt and tie pins and needles small pains and cramps you get, for example if you sit on your foot in an awkward position.
- Also use to refer to a feeling of suspense and anticipation.
- sick and tired losing patience, angry bits and bobs similar to 'odds and ends' above Best wishes, Clive
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You have a lot of these. Here are some very brief comments.
prim and proper fastidious, ceareful, neat
to and fro from one place to another, and back again, repetitively
odds and ends miscellaneous, unimp
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