Rodgers and Hammerstein Romeo and Juliet Romulus and Remus Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Sam and Max Sonny & Cher Thomson and Thompson Tom & Jerry Tristan and Isolde Tim & Eric Vic & Bob Watson and Crick Rhyming slang Adam and Eve apples and pears bottle and glass Brahms and Liszt dog and bone frog and toad hand and blister north and south rabbit and pork trouble and strife two and eight whistle and flute Variants Irreversible binomials are sometimes isocolons (bicolons, tricolons, etc.) which have become set phrases. They may also be called simply binomials. With three words, they may be called trinomials, and may satisfy the rule of three in writing. Common trinomials Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob animal, vegetable, or mineral back, sack, and crack beans, bullets, and bandages beg, borrow, or steal bell, book, and candle blood, sweat, and tears calm, cool, and collected Coffee, tea, or me? could've, would've, should've Eagle, Globe, and Anchor bird, ball, and chain ear, nose, and throat eat, drink, and be merry fat, dumb, and happy Father, Son, and Holy Ghost fear, uncertainty, and doubt fraud, waste, and abuse friends, Romans, countrymen (do not) fold, spindle, or mutilate Get it? Got it? Good. gold, silver, and bronze "gold, God, and glory" good, bad, and indifferent the good, the bad, and the ugly Guns, Germs, and Steel hand, foot, and mouth healthy, wealthy, and wise here, there, and everywhere hook, line, and sinker lather, rinse, repeat lie, cheat, or steal lights, camera, action location, location, location win, place, or show hop, skip, and a jump I came, I saw, I conquered (no) ifs, ands, or buts judge, jury, and executioner left, right and center lies, damned lies, and statistics life, liberty, and property lock, stock, and barrel mad, bad, and dangerous me, myself, and I name, rank, and serial number nasty, brutish, and short The Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa María Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (neither) rain, nor sleet, nor snow reading, writing and 'rithmetic ready, willing, and able red, white, and blue secure, contain, protect sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll Shake, Rattle, and Roll short and sweet and to the point slips, trips, and falls small, medium, and large stop, drop, and roll stop, look, and listen soup, soap, and salvation sugar and spice and everything nice tall, dark, and handsome this, that, and the other tic-tac-toe Tom, Dick, and