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Old 14-Aug-2003, 05:50
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How would you categorize these phrases.......
in and out
up and about
hit and run
buy and sell
back and forth
toss and turn
ups and downs..etc.

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Old 14-Aug-2003, 13:01
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It's hard to categorise them- they are all collocational phrsaes with 'and', but some are opposites and some are tautologies (toss and turn).
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