10.2 TWO-PART PHRASES

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There are some basic dos and don'ts when taking a good photo.
dos and don'ts
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things that you should and should not do
The dos and don'ts of having a pet
I've worked in the film business off and on for most of my life.
off and on/on and off
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for short periods of time but not regularly
I worked as a secretary off and on for three years.
peace and
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quiet
rough and
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ready
sick and
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tired (of)
give and
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take
through and
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through
leaps and
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bounds
ups and
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downs
on and
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on
pros and
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cons
now and
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then
I hate having music on in the background.
I prefer some
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peace and quiet
I used to go to rock concerts a lot but nowadays
I only go
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now and then
I'm a reggae fan
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through and through
I'm? of having to listen to people's favourite music on the train. I wish they'd their MP3 down.
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sick and tired
Any skill such as playing the piano improves in? if you practise enough
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leaps and bounds
Every relationship has its? so it's not surprising that most bands break up after a few years.
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ups and downs
I don't like jazz. Some of the pieces go? for far too long.
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on and on
It's OK for my neighbours to play music I don't like. You have a bit of ?. I'm sure they don't like my music!
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give and take
There are? to listening to a live recording as opposed to a studio album.
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pros and cons
Some of the music videos made by ordinary people on YouTube are a bit? but that's OK.
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rough and ready
It's only a question of time, and sooner or? you'll find a new job.
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later
sooner or later
That's the highest salary we can pay you. We can't go higher, so take or? it.
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leave
take or leave
You've finished the training, and now you have to go out and do the job. It's sink or ?.
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swim
sink or swim
The shop is about twenty kilometres from here, give or? a kilometre.
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take
give or take
It was all or? -she either had to get in the car with him or lose him forever.
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nothing
all or nothing
This is the biggest choice of my life - it's a life or? decision.
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death
life or death
Mark took a hit or? approach to finding a girlfriend. He simply asked every girl he saw out on a date.
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miss
hit or miss
I know, we're lost, but one way or? we'll find our way back.
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another
one way or another
the offer won't change
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take or leave
risking everything
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all or nothing
to within (a small amount)
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give or take
unplanned/disorganised
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hit or miss
eventually
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sooner or later
somehow
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one way or another
fail or succed
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sink or swim
extremely important
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life or death

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