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and US English

used to connect words of the same part of speech, clauses, or sentences that are to be taken jointly

-and US English

(forming nouns) denoting a person or thing to be treated in a specified way

and/or in and US English

either or both of two stated possibilities

—— and all in all US English

used to emphasize something additional that is being referred to

and Co. in Co. US English

used as part of the titles of commercial businesses to designate the partner or partners not named

and co. in Co. US English

and the rest of them

D and C US English

dilation and curettage

G and T (also G & T) US English

a drink of gin and tonic

and how! in how1 US English

very much so (used to express strong agreement)

q and a US English

a question and answer period or exchange

and stuff in stuff US English

said in vague reference to additional things of a similar nature to those specified

and such in such US English

and similar things

and all that in that US English

and that sort of thing; and so on

by and by in by US English

before long; eventually

and company in company US English

used after a person’s name to denote those people usually associated with them

on and on in on US English

continually; at tedious length

and so on or forth in so1 US English

and similar things; et cetera

so-and-so US English

a person or thing whose name the speaker does not need to specify or does not know or remember

in-and-out US English

involving inward and outward movement, especially rapid entrance and exit

off and on in off US English

intermittently; now and then

on and off in on US English

intermittently

or or and otherwise in otherwise US English

indicating the opposite of or a contrast to something stated

to and fro US English

in a constant movement backward and forward or from side to side

yes and no in yes US English

partly and partly not

as and when in as1 US English

at the time when (used to refer to an uncertain future event)

bill and coo in bill2 US English

exchange caresses or affectionate words; behave or talk in a very loving or sentimental way

Box and Cox US English

used to refer to an arrangement whereby people make use of the same accommodation or facilities at different times, according to a strict arrangement

but and ben in but2 US English

a two-roomed cottage; a humble home

by and large in by US English

on the whole; everything considered

chip and PIN US English

a way of paying for goods by debit or credit card whereby one enters one’s personal identification number in an electronic device rather than signing a slip

come and go in come US English

arrive and then depart again; move around freely

cup-and-ring US English

denoting marks cut in megalithic monuments consisting of a circular depression surrounded by concentric rings

cut and run in cut US English

make a speedy or sudden departure from an awkward or hazardous situation rather than deal with it

down-and-out US English

(of a person) without money, a job, or a place to live; destitute

ebb and flow in ebb US English

a recurrent or rhythmical pattern of coming and going or decline and regrowth

egg and dart US English

a motif of alternating eggs and darts, used to enrich an ovolo molding

and everything in everything US English

used to refer vaguely to other things associated with what has been mentioned

far and away in far US English

by a great amount

far and wide in far US English

over a large area

fore and aft US English

at the front and rear (often used with reference to a ship or plane)

full and by in full1 US English

close-hauled but with sails filling

hem and haw in hem2 US English

hesitate; be indecisive

here and now in here US English

at this very moment; at the present time

high and dry in high US English

out of the water, especially the sea as it retreats

high and low in high US English

in many different places

his and hers in his US English

(of matching items) for husband and wife, or men and women

hit-and-miss in hit US English

done or occurring at random