English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
WORDS THAT COLLOCATE
He was sent out of the house with his ~bag and baggages~ (nonstandard).
He was sent out of the house *bag and baggage* (standard).
Bag and baggage is used to mean with all one’s possessions.
We got the information in ~drib and drab~ (nonstandard).
We got the information in *dribs and drabs* (standard).
If people or things arrive in dribs and drabs, they arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together.
Every relationship has its ~up and down~ (nonstandard).
Every relationship has its *ups and downs* (standard).
If you have ups and downs, you experience a mixture of good things and bad things.
GAB
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