She always keeps her house spick-and-span.

The Stars and Stripes is the national flag of the United States.

Trinidad and Tobago is a republic located in the West Indies off the coast of Venezuela.

He is an up and up person.

He is an up-and-up person.

She is an up-and-coming actress.

Life is full of ups and downs.

I counted the dollars and cents.

He used to be a successful businessman, but now he's down-and-out.

The children played ducks and drakes at the beach, skipping flat stones across the water.