TAUTOLOGY tautology: the saying of the same thing twice in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style (e.g., they arrived one after the other in succession ). Etymology: Gk. taut-, same + -logy, collection of Another term for a tautology is pleonasm (from Gk. pleon more) Here are some examples. How many more can you add?

adequate enough

annual birthday

ATM machine
bleary-eyed

autobiography of her own life

black darkness
cash money
déjà vu all over again

close proximity

dark-haired brunette

dilapitaed ruins

down south/up north

dry desert  

false pretense
free gift

frozen tundra
gnashing of teeth

future predictions

hear with my own ears

hoagie sandwich

may be possible

nape of the neck

necessary requirement

over-exaggerate

PIN number
see it with my own eyes

sad misfortune

short summary

take turns, one after the other  

top summit

true fact

tuna fish

veer off course