English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WORDS THAT COLLOCATE
I cannot withstand the ~coming and going~ in this office (nonstandard).
I cannot withstand the *comings and goings* in this office (standard).
Comings and goings refers to the way people keep arriving at and leaving a particular place.
I don’t know the ~in and out~ of the job (nonstandard).
I don’t know the *ins and outs* of the job (standard).
The ins and outs of anything means the detailed information about it.
The man was ~hail and hearty~ until he died (nonstandard).
The man was *hail and hearty* until he died (standard).
If you describe people, especially people who are old, as hale, you mean that they are healthy.
GAB
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