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Alliterative Expressions

The document lists and defines alliterative expressions, which are words or phrases that repeat the same initial consonant sound or letter. It provides 40 examples of common alliterative expressions used in English.

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Alliterative Expressions

The document lists and defines alliterative expressions, which are words or phrases that repeat the same initial consonant sound or letter. It provides 40 examples of common alliterative expressions used in English.

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Alliterative expressions

‘Alliteration’ is the repeated use of the same letter or sound, usuallly the first letter of successive words.
It is often used in poetic language and newspaper headlines.

1. Ship-shape
2. Rat race
3. Wishy-washy
4. Mish-mash
5. Chit-chat
6. Brickbats
7. Zigzag
8. Sing-song
9. Pitter-patter
10. Flip-flops
11. Sob-story
12. Creepy-crawly
13. Tittle-tattle
14. Hot-head
15. Riff-raff
16. Weight-watcher
17. Tell-tale
18. Topsy-turvy
19. Argy-bargy
20. Blankety-blank
21. Dilly-dally
22. Fuddy-daddy
23. Goody-goody
24. Hanky-panky
25. Heebie-jeebie
26. Helter-skelter
27. Higgledy-piggledy
28. Hocus-pocus
29. Hoity-toity
30. Hurdy-gurdy
31. Hurly-burly
32. Jiggery-pokery
33. Mumbo-jumbo
34. Namby-pamby
35. Pitter-patter
36. Tittle-tattle
37. Tutti-frutti
38. Walkie-talkie
39. Wheeler-dealer
40. Whipper-snapper
41. Willy-nilly

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