my way or the highway namby-pamby name and shame name it and claim it near and dear never, ever nitty gritty odds and sods onwards and upwards orgy porgy out and about out and proud pell-mell pump and dump rough and tough shout and clout saggy baggy shake and bake slowly but surely smoke and joke son of a gun stash and dash stop and drop so far, so good surf and turf time and tide town and gown use it or lose it wake and bake wear and tear weed and feed wham, bam, thank you, ma'am willy nilly wine and dine yea or nay (the) yeas and (the) nays Legal terminology In law and official documents, there are many irreversible binomials and triplets consisting of near synonyms, such as the oft-heard terms and conditions and cease and desist. See the Legal doublet article for a list. Conjunction The most common conjunctions in an irreversible binomial are and or or. With "and" as the conjunction 7 and 7 above and beyond airs and graces alarm and muster alive and kicking alive and well an arm and a leg armed and dangerous apples and oranges back and fill back and forth bacon and eggs bangers and mash bait and switch bait and tackle (old) ball and chain barefoot and pregnant bargain and sale bed and breakfast beck and call bells and whistles belt and suspenders big and bold big and tall bigger and better binge and purge bit and bridle bits and bobs bits and pieces black and blue block and tackle blood and guts blood and gore bob and weave bow and arrow bound and determined bound and gagged bow and scrape brace and bit bread and water bread and circuses bread and roses brown and serve bucket and spade bump and grind by and large by guess and by golly cap and gown car and driver cat and mouse checks and balances chicken and dumplings chop and change clean and sober cloak and dagger coat and tie coffee and doughnuts cock-and-bull crash and burn cream and sugar crime and punishment cup and saucer cut and dried (dry) cut and paste cut and run dandelion and burdock day and night dead and buried dead and gone death and taxes dine and dash divide and conquer dog and pony show down and out duck and cover duck and dive each