在《三合一慣用語(yǔ)》中,介紹了幾種三合一的常見短語(yǔ)。這里集中談三合一名詞組及形容詞組,希望大家有更進(jìn)一步的認(rèn)識(shí)。
    ● odds and ends:各種不值錢的小物品
    “Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”
    ● oddities and absurdities:異樣或不合情理的感覺
    “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:（常和動(dòng)詞give或quote連用）注明……的出處或詳情
    “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連用）鬧哄哄地爭(zhēng)吵
    “At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”
    ● heaven and earth:（常和move連用）竭盡全力
    “When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”
    ● hue and cry:嘈雜聲
    “When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”
    ● hustle and bustle:喧鬧
    “One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.
    ● ifs and buts:各種借口
    “No ifs and buts, please ！ Just work according to the schedule.”
    ● rack and ruin:（常和go to連用）遭破壞
    “Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”
    ● stuff and nonsense:胡說八道
    “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:耗損
    “Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”
    ● bright and breezy:活潑輕快的
    “Joelle is bright and breezy； everyone likes her.”
    ● cut and dried:早已決定的
    “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:嶄新的；極整潔的
    “Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”
    ● short and sweet:簡(jiǎn)短扼要
    “Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”