在《三合一惯用语》中，介绍了几种三合一的常见短语。这里集中谈三合一名词组及形容词组，希望大家有更进一步的认识。 (来源：英语博客 http://space.englishcn.com)

● odds and ends：各种不值钱的小物品
　 “Every year, we have to clear the rooms of all odds and ends.”

● oddities and absurdities：异样或不合情理的感觉
　 “Sometimes, we have to bear with oddities and absurdities of language use.”

● bits and pieces：零星物件
　 “The storeroom is filled with bits and pieces. Can't someone arrange them properly?”

● aches and pains：周身疼痛
　 “After a day's hardwork, the old man suffered aches and pains, especially in the limbs.”

● board and lodging：食宿
　 “I paid about $200 for board and lodging when I studied in the U.S. in 1969.

● chapter and verse：（常和动词give或quote连用）注明……的出处或详情
　 “Jason knows all the important points in this book and can give you chapter and verse without hesitation.”

● hammer and tongs：（常和go at it连用）闹哄哄地争吵
　 “At a political meeting, many participants went at it hammer and tongs for quite a while.”

● heaven and earth：（常和move连用）竭尽全力
　 “When a government is good, the people will move heaven and earth to support it.”

● hue and cry：嘈杂声
　 “When it was learnt that some workers would be laid off, there was a hue and cry among them.”

● hustle and bustle：喧闹
　 “One can often see hustle and bustle in a place with crowds of unruly people.

● ifs and buts：各种借口
　 “No ifs and buts, please ! Just work according to the schedule.”

● rack and ruin：（常和go to连用）遭破坏
　 “Owing to urban renewal, even historic spots are going to rack and ruin.”

● stuff and nonsense：胡说八道
　 “Is Tom asking to leave the company? Stuff and nonsense! I bet that would be the last thing for him to do.”

● ups and downs：盛衰；浮沉
　 “For many people, life is full of ups and downs.”

● wear and tear：耗损
　 “Because of wear and tear, a car needs regular servicing.”

● bright and breezy：活泼轻快的
　 “Joelle is bright and breezy; everyone likes her.”

● cut and dried：早已决定的
　 “The programme is cut and dried; it is not possible to make changes now.”

● rough and ready：粗略的
　 “I cannot dwell on the use of English determiners, but you can follow the rough and ready rules.”

● spick and span：崭新的；极整洁的
　 “Despite being busy, Mrs Chen manages to keep the house spick and span.”

● short and sweet：简短扼要
　 “Everybody is too busy to listen to a long-winded story, so try to keep it short and sweet.”