Now Check the meaning of the following trinomial and write an example for each expression.
- blood, sweat and tears ------extremely hard work; unstinting effort."he's going through all the blood, sweat, and tears involved in getting a PhD"
- cool, calm and collected ----alm and composed, self-possessed. For example, No matter what the board decides, you have to appear cool, calm, and collected in front of the stockholders . This alliterative synonym for cool as a cucumber dates from the late 1800s.
- ear, nose and throat (E.N.T.) --- A medical specialist who is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the head and neck, including particularly the ears, nose, and throat. ENT doctors are also called otolaryngologists.
- here, there and everywhere--in or to many different places
- hither, thither and yon
- hook, line and sinker
- hop, skip and jump
- judge, jury and executioner
- lock, stock and barrel
- mad, bad and dangerous
- nasty, brutish and short
- ready, willing and able
- red, white and blue
- sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll
- tall, dark and handsome
- the good, the bad and the ugly
- Tom, Dick and Harry
- shake, rattle and roll
- stop, drop and roll
- this, that, and the other
- way, shape, or form
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