Popular Conjunctive Phrases
I collected a mountain of these and then promptly misplaced it. So I started over again and wrote them down as they occurred to me. A conjunctive phrase is a pairing separated by the word “and.” So here is an abbreviated list that will likely grow when I get around adding to it. There are tons of them, no doubt. At the end of the list is a short list of three-word conjunctive phrases. They are less common but still plenty of them exist. I invite you to suggest additions.
Aiding and abetting
Hot and cold
Hot and bothered
Black and white
Black and blue
Love and war
Trial and error
Touch and go
Touchy and feeley
Plan and plot
Ups and downs
Beer and wine
Down and out
Locked and loaded
Short and sweet
Highs and lows
Deaf and dumb
Drag and drop
Lo and behold
Catch and release
Rough and ready
Rough and tumble
Far and away
Rock and roll
Cease and desist
Over and out
Cut and dry
Cut and paste
Cut and run
Cut and sewn
Slings and arrows
To and fro
Night and day
Kiss and tell
Show and tell
Tease and taunt
Strum and drang
Pick and strum
Fast and loose
Give and take
Killed and boiled
Shake and bake
Give and take
Over and out
Vim and vigor
Rack and ruin
Wit and wisdom
Whipped and tied
Cloak and dagger
Skull and bones
Form and function
Drunk and stupid
Insult and injury
Creep and crawl
Duck and cover
Bold and brave
Over and under
Twist and shout
Scream and shout
Far and away
Part and parcel
Town and country
Sea and sky
Wet and wild
Wit and wisdom
Flesh and bone
Meat and potatoes
Surf and turf
Aim and shoot
Bound and gagged
Cloak and dagger
Slings and arrows
Body and soul
Friends and family
Stop and go
Back and forth
Crate and barrel
Hand and glove
Said and done
Shock and awe
Flesh and blood
Thunder and rain
Prim and proper
Three Word Conjunctions
Healthy, wealthy and wise
Hook, line and sinker
Hanged, quartered and drawn
Lock, stock and barrel
Snap, crackle and pop
Here, there and everywhere
Sex, drugs and rock n roll
Sex, lies and videotape