Binomial Pairs

No opportunities, no money or no luck.

• ins and outs

• fair and square

• down and out

• by leaps and bounds

Doing things you usually do.

• out and about

• high and dry

• on and off

• first and foremost

To progress carefully and gradually from one stage to the next.

• all or nothing

• ins and outs

• null and void

• step by step

Something is done very fast.

• sink or swim

• on and off

• by leaps and bounds

• null and void

Complicated or detailed facts of something.

• ins and outs

• all or nothing

• out and about

• sink or swim

Do something completely or do nothing.

• step by step

• down and out

• high and dry

• all or nothing

Something not convenient for someone leaving them in a difficult situation.

• null and void

• out and about

• high and dry

• fair and square

More than anything else: more importantly.

• step by step

• first and foremost

• ins and outs

• fair and square

Happening or existing only some of the time.

• on and off

• out and about

• step by step

• down and out

No validity; no legal force or binding commitment.

• sink or swim

• ins and outs

• null and void

• high and dry