hither and thither - sem a tam, křížem krážem
BrE
/ˌhɪðə ən'ðɪðə/
AmE
/ˌhɪðər ən'ðɪðər/

adverb, dated - backwards and forwards

 
doom and gloom - pocit sklíčenosti, pesimismu, zoufalství
BrE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/
AmE
/ˌdu:m ən'glu:m/

noun - a feeling of pessimism and despair

 
forever and ever - navěky a navždy, navěky věků
BrE
/fərˌevərən'evə/
AmE
/fərˌevərən'evər/

adverb - for eternity

 
track and field - lehká atletika
BrE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/
AmE
/ˌtræk ən'fi:ld/

noun, American English - sports like running, jumping, throwing etc.

brick and mortar
brick and mortar - nemovitosti, stavby
BrE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:tə/
AmE
/ˌbrɪkən'mɔ:rtər/

noun - buildings, especially when considered as an investment

 
by and large - v podstatě, celkově
BrE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:dʒ/
AmE
/baɪ ənd 'lɑ:rdʒ/

phrase - used when you are saying something about a situation and you considered everything together

 
kith and kin - známí i příbuzní, rodina a přítelé
BrE
/ˌkɪθən'kɪn/
AmE
/ˌkɪθən'kɪn/

noun, dated - friends and relatives

 
now and then - občas, někdy, tu a tam, příležitostně
BrE
/ˌnaʊ ən'ðen/
AmE
/ˌnaʊ ən'ðen/

adverb - sometimes

hook-and-loop
hook-and-loop - se suchým zipem, opatřen suchým zipem
BrE
/ˌhʊkən'lu:p/
AmE
/ˌhʊkən'lu:p/

adjective - fitted with a Velcro fastener

 
come and go - nabýt a pozbýt, přijít a odejít
BrE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/
AmE
/ˌkʌmən'gəʊ/

verb - to get something and then lose it, to arrive and then leave

 
root and branch - celkově, kompletně, důkladně
BrE
/ˌru:tən'brɑ:ntʃ/
AmE
/ˌru:t̬ən'bræntʃ/

adverb - completely, in a way that doesn't leave anything out

 
sweet-and-sour - sladkokyselý
BrE
/ˌswi:tən'saʊə/
AmE
/ˌswi:t̬ən'saʊər/

adjective - describing food that is both sweet and sour

backwards and forwards
backwards and forwards - tam a zpátky, sem a tam
BrE
/'bækwədzənˌfɔ:wədz/
AmE
/'bækwərdzənˌfɔ:wərdz/

phrase - moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times

to and fro
to and fro - sem a tam
BrE
/ˌtʊ ən'frəʊ/
AmE
/ˌtʊ ən'froʊ/

adverb - from side to side

 
warts and all - se vším všudy, nepřikrášlené
BrE
/'wɔ:ts əndˌɔ:l/
AmE
/'wɔ:rts ənˌɔ:l/

phrase - not made to look better, more beautiful etc. than it really is