S/N

Variants

Examples with Serial Numbers

1.

Initial prep

to my surprise, 20; in my opinion, 22; to raise one’s eyebrows, 183

2.

Prep + prep

from pillar to post, 157; on the edge of a precipice, 180

3.

Verb + verb

don’t keep asking (questions), 36

4.

Noun + noun

neck and neck, 8 ; cats and dogs, 178

5.

Verb + prep

play with fire, 27; vanished into thin air, 129

6.

Verb + adv.

reap where you have not sown, 33

7.

Adj. + noun

black market, 41; bad books, 120

8.

Noun + prep

light at the end of the tunnel, 131

9.

Verb + adj.

was being too clever by half, 177

10.

Verb + noun

open fire, 27; covered a lot of grounds, 30; broke the ice, 124

11.

Prep + noun

out of pocket, 176

12.

Adv. + adv.

far and away, 136