I spent the afternoon sorting through this and that on my desk, trying to find the missing report.

She was good and ready when the meeting started.

Think you can finish the report before lunch? I'll see you and raise you — I'll finish it in an hour.

He's hot and cold about the idea of moving abroad, sometimes enthusiastic and sometimes uninterested.

Winning the hearts and minds of the local population was the general's primary objective during the occupation.

After arguing for hours, they decided to kiss and make up before going to bed.

She collected a thousand and one unique seashells during the summer holidays.

I searched high and low for my missing passport.

Their romance grew hot and heavy over the course of a single summer.

The two crews fought hammer and tongs over the shipment, neither side showing any restraint.