Unit 9 Idioms with the Word And

1. Elvis rode the same bus route for years. Every week he went back and forth from San Antonio to Austin.

2. By and large, Americans eat a light breakfast. They usually don’t eat a lot of food in the morning.

3. George and I had a date for Saturday, but he never came to get me. Now he just told me a cock-and-bull story about thinking that our date was on Sunday.

4. I won the checkers game fair and square, but Alex argued that I hadn’t followed the rules.

5. If you know the ins and outs of computers, you should be able to get a good job.

6. I wanted to buy some clothes at the big sale, but by the time I got there, there were only odds and ends left.

7. We had a lot of business last week. The orders were coming in right and left.

8. I was worried when I first heard my brother had been in a car accident. But no one was hurt. Everyone was safe and sound.

9. I wish we didn’t have to listen to such a long song and dance ever time we want to get insurance.

10. Calpurnia always cleans the house well before her mother visits so that everything is spick-and-span.

11. The carpet near the door gets a lot of wear and tear because we all walk on it as we come into the house.

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