Commonly Conjoined Words

The following conjunctions are so common they almost become a single word and thought. I started collecting them when I realized how popular but neglected they are. This is a list that is bound to grow.

In(s) and out(s)

Up(s) and down(s)

High(s) and low(s)

Aches and pains

Give and take

Rack and ruin

Hale and hearty

High and dry

Goods and chattels

Hue and cry

Law and order

Drawn and quartered

Nip and tuck

P’s and Q’s (Pints and Quarts)

Do’s and don’ts

Nickeled and dimed

Bits and bobs

Heaven and hell

Back and forth

Hard and fast

Kiss and tell