This time we're goig to talk at pharase containing a pair of adjectives joined together by 'and', 'but', and 'or'. The examples may help us use the idioms correctly.
1. Ancient and modern: of past times and contemporary.
*Thought history, both ancient and modern, people have been striving for power.
2. For better or (for) worse: whatever may happen in he future.
* I promise to stick with you, for better or for worse.
3. Black and blue: disclored, as by bruising.
* He was beaten up black and blue by his enemy.
4. Cut and dried: settled, decided
* OK, so the matter about who is going to pay for the demages is now cut and dried.
5. Dead and gone: no longer existing
* Poor old Kevin is now dead and gone for good.
6. Safe and sound: unharmed
* You don't need to worry about Jack any more. He's safe and sound at my place.
7. Young and old: without exception
* Everybody, young adn old, took a part in the festivities.
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