Somewhat in between are more subtle figures of speech, synecdoches, metaphors, or hyperboles (like cat and mouse, sick and tired, barefoot and pregnant). The terms are often the targets of eggcorns, malapropisms, mondegreens, and folk etymology. Some irreversible binomials can have minor variations without loss of understanding: time and time again is frequently shortened to time and again; a person who is tarred and feathered (verb) can be said to be covered in tar and feathers (noun). However, in some cases small changes to wording change the meaning. The accommodating attitude of an activity's participants would be called give and take, while give or take means "approximately". Undertaking some act whether it is right or wrong excludes the insight from knowing the difference between right and wrong; each pair has a subtly differing meaning. And while five and dime is a noun phrase for a low-priced variety store, nickel and dime is a verb phrase for penny-pinching. Structure The words in an irreversible binomial belong to the same part of speech, have some semantic relationship, and are usually connected by and or or. They are often near-synonyms or antonyms, alliterate, or rhyme. Examples below are split into various tables; some may belong in more than one table but are listed only once. With opposites and antonyms addition and subtraction assets and liabilities back and forth balls and strikes beginning to end black and white big and small boom or bust bride and groom brother and sister butt and pass buy and sell catch and release cause and effect church and state cops and robbers come and go coming and going cowboys and Indians days and nights deep and wide dos and don'ts ebb and flow fire and ice first and last floor to ceiling food and drink fore and aft foreign and domestic forward and backward friend or foe front to back fruits and vegetables give and take good and evil hail and farewell hand and foot head over heels Heaven and Hell here and there hide and seek hill and dale him and her high and low hills and valleys his and hers hither and thither hither and yon hot and cold hurry up and wait husband and wife in and out in the (right/wrong) place at the (right/wrong) time ladies and gentlemen land and sea life or death long and short lost and found love and hate love