some more voc...

 

vocabulary: a few useful phrases

 

Again and again: frequently, repeatedly

Now and again: once in a while, at times, from time to time, occasionally

All in all: Everything being taken into account

  All in all, it was a pleasant journey.

All and sundry: everyone, one and all

   All and sundry were invited too...

Bag and baggage: with all one’s possessions

Bread and butter: a job that provides you with the money you need to make a living; someone’s basic income

    Customers are the bread and butter of every business.

Chock-a-block: jammed, squeezed together, stuffed

   This part of the city is chock-a-block with dilapidated buildings.

Pick and choose: select with great care

See eye to eye:  agree about something with someone else

Give and take: compromise, make concessions

   We all have to give and take in life.

Ins and outs: correct way to do something

   She knows the ins and outs of politics.

Rain or shine: no matter what happens

Ups and downs: a person’s good fortune and bad fortune