BINOMIAL EXPRESSIONS, a Compendium derived from the previous four sets

  This post is a continuation of a collection of verses dealing with the grammatic device of 'BINOMIALS' as posted on this blog on August 5, 2022 (first set of examples), August 5, 2023 (second set),  August 5, 2024 (third set), and August 5, 2025 (fourth set).

Editors' Note:  Before proceeding to these collections of short verses, readers might benefit from reviewing an earlier post entitled Edification about Word-Pairs: "The Binomials", A Linguistic Lesson.

titles of prior displayed poems:

(first set): betwixt and between, bigger and bigger, birds and bees, bump and grind, by hook or by crook, down and out.  

(second set): far and wide (hives), first and last, flora and fauna, flotsam and jetsam, food and drink, hale and hearty.

(third set): hem and haw, here and there, high and dry, hug and kiss, poop and scoop,  publish or perish.

(fourth set): right or wrong, sin and redemption, healthy wealthy and wise, echoic binomials (a 'brief saga').

COMPENDIUM bsed on the four sets:

ALLITERATIVE BINOMIALS: around and about, betwixt and between, birds and bees, cash or cheque, cool and calm, down and dirty, flora and fauna, four or five, hale and hearty, (to) have and (to) hold, he and she, Heaven and Hell, hem and haw, his and hers, kith and kin, live and learn, lords and ladies, on and off, publish or perish, quid pro quo, right or wrong, vim and vigor .

RHYMING BINOMIALS: ants in one’s pants, fair and square, haste makes waste, he and she, high and dry, (by) hook or (by) crook, hot to trot, near and dear, poop and scoop, shake and bake, surf and turf, tease and please, wear and tear, wine and dine.

ECHOIC BINOMIALS: all in all, back to back, bigger and bigger, bit by bit, boy oh boy, by and by, cheek to cheek, day to day, eye to eye, hand in hand, heart to heart, hour by hour, line by line, more and more, play by play, time after time, toe to toe, wall to wall, year by year.

TRINOMIALS: snug as a bug in a rug; whence wherefore and whither; healthy, wealthy and wise.

RUN-OF-THE-MILL BINOMIALS: bangers and mash, beck and call, (for) better or (for) worse, billing and cooing, bride and groom, bump and grind, cheek by jowl, cheque or cash, come and go, crash and burn, down and out, ebb and flow, far and wide, first and last, fish and chips, flotsam and jetsam, food and drink, fore and aft, front and centre, goods and chattels, guys and dolls, hail and farewell, hard and fast, here and now, here and there, high to low, hither and yon, a hug and a kiss, hunger and thirst, itchy and scratchy, ladies and gents, man and wife, moms and dads, near and far, nooks and crannies, now and then, richer and poorer, (in) sickness and (in) health, short but sweet, show and tell, sin and redemption, song and dance, to and fro, twist and shout.

EVEN MORE BINOMIALS: Our patter-songs about rhyming binomials and alliterative binomials list dozens more examples of these compelling forms. Enjoy!

“Rhyming Binomials — part #1 (A to L)”, January 22 (“The Elements” — Tom Lehrer, 1959)
“Rhyming Binomials — part #2” (M to Z)”, January 24 (“The Elements” — Tom Lehrer, 1959)
“Alliterative Binomials — part #1 (A to K)”, January 26 (“The Elements” — Tom Lehrer, 1959)
“Alliterative Binomials — part #2 (L to Z)”, February 9 (“The Elements” — Tom Lehrer, 1959)

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