10 COMMON BINOMIAL EXPRESSIONS IN ENGLISH

Описание: Binomial expressions are common English phrases that include a pair of words usually joined by “and” or “or” (e.g. black and white, plain and simple, more or less). The order of the words is usually fixed, and they are a single chunk of English vocabulary.

Binomial expressions (also known as “binomials” or “binomial pairs”) are regularly used by native English speakers because they are often catchy and easy to remember.

There’s an amazing variety of interesting and amusing expressions in the English language. Most are known by native speakers, but these English expressions are not commonly used in English coursebooks.

Develop your English vocabulary with these catchy expressions to sound like a native speaker. Just remember that these are generally informal expressions and more common in social situations.

Types of binomial expressions
Most binomials use “and” or “or” and there are common types of English binomial expressions, which include:

• Opposites (antonyms)
Opposite pairs of words create several common English phrases (e.g. hot and cold).

• Synonyms
Pair of words with the same or a similar meaning make up other memorable English phrases (e.g. peace and quiet).

• Rhyming or similar sounding words
Some binomial pairs use words that rhyme or sound similar (e.g. meet and greet).

• Repetition
There are pairs of words that use the same word twice (e.g. again and again).

• Alliteration
Some expressions use words that start with the same letter(s) (e.g. tried and tested).