diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
index d51e501c60..3efa697bed 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/signatures.rkt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   ([cond-contracted tc-expr (syntax? . -> . tc-results/c)]
    [cond-contracted tc-expr/check (syntax? tc-results/c . -> . tc-results/c)]
    [cond-contracted tc-expr/check/t (syntax? tc-results/c . -> . Type/c)]
-   [cond-contracted tc-exprs ((listof syntax?) . -> . tc-results/c)]
-   [cond-contracted tc-exprs/check ((listof syntax?) tc-results/c . -> . tc-results/c)]
+   [cond-contracted tc-body (syntax? . -> . tc-results/c)]
+   [cond-contracted tc-body/check (syntax? tc-results/c . -> . tc-results/c)]
    [cond-contracted tc-expr/t (syntax? . -> . Type/c)]
    [cond-contracted single-value ((syntax?) ((or/c tc-results/c #f)) . ->* . tc-results/c)]))
 
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
index 97ddceca9a..e14e5ee156 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-expr-unit.rkt
@@ -246,10 +246,11 @@
       [(letrec-syntaxes+values stxs vals . body)
        (tc-expr/check (syntax/loc form (letrec-values vals . body)) expected)]
       ;; begin
-      [(begin e . es) (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list #'(e . es)) expected)]
+      [(begin . es) (tc-body/check #'es expected)]
       [(begin0 e . es)
-       (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list #'es) tc-any-results)
-       (tc-expr/check #'e expected)]
+       (begin0
+         (tc-expr/check #'e expected)
+         (tc-body/check #'es tc-any-results))]
       ;; if
       [(if tst thn els) (tc/if-twoarm #'tst #'thn #'els expected)]
       ;; lambda
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@
              (tc-expr/check/type #'fun conv-type)
              (tc-expr #'fun)))
        (with-lexical-env/extend (list #'f) (list returned-fun-type)
-         (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list #'body) expected))]
+         (tc-body/check #'body expected))]
       ;; let
       [(let-values ([(name ...) expr] ...) . body)
        (tc/let-values #'((name ...) ...) #'(expr ...) #'body form expected)]
@@ -399,10 +400,11 @@
        (tc-expr (syntax/loc form (letrec-values vals . body)))]
 
       ;; begin
-      [(begin e . es) (tc-exprs (syntax->list #'(e . es)))]
+      [(begin . es) (tc-body #'es)]
       [(begin0 e . es)
-       (begin (tc-exprs (syntax->list #'es))
-              (tc-expr #'e))]
+       (begin0
+         (tc-expr #'e)
+         (tc-body #'es))]
       ;; other
       [_ (int-err "cannot typecheck unknown form : ~a" (syntax->datum form))]))
 
@@ -435,17 +437,21 @@
           #:return (or expected (ret (Un)))
      "expected single value, got multiple (or zero) values")]))
 
-;; type-check a list of exprs, producing the type of the last one.
-;; if the list is empty, the type is Void.
-;; list[syntax[expr]] -> tc-result
-(define (tc-exprs exprs)
-  (cond [(null? exprs) (ret -Void)]
-        [(null? (cdr exprs)) (tc-expr (car exprs))]
-        [else (tc-expr/check (car exprs) tc-any-results)
-              (tc-exprs (cdr exprs))]))
+;; type-check a body of exprs, producing the type of the last one.
+;; if the body is empty, the type is Void.
+;; syntax[list[expr]] -> tc-results/c
+(define (tc-body body)
+  (match (syntax->list body)
+    [(list) (ret -Void)]
+    [(list es ... e-final)
+     (for ((e es))
+       (tc-expr/check e tc-any-results))
+     (tc-expr e-final)]))
 
-(define (tc-exprs/check exprs expected)
-  (cond [(null? exprs) (check-below (ret -Void) expected)]
-        [(null? (cdr exprs)) (tc-expr/check (car exprs) expected)]
-        [else (tc-expr/check (car exprs) tc-any-results)
-              (tc-exprs/check (cdr exprs) expected)]))
+(define (tc-body/check body expected)
+  (match (syntax->list body)
+    [(list) (check-below (ret -Void) expected)]
+    [(list es ... e-final)
+     (for ((e es))
+       (tc-expr/check e tc-any-results))
+     (tc-expr/check e-final expected)]))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-lambda-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-lambda-unit.rkt
index ad2e94104c..0ba7429090 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-lambda-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-lambda-unit.rkt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                         null
                         (and rest-ty (list (or rest (generate-temporary)) rest-ty))
                         (and drest (list (or rest (generate-temporary)) drest))
-                        (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list body) ret-ty))))
+                        (tc-body/check body ret-ty))))
     ;; Check that the number of formal arguments is valid for the expected type.
     ;; Thus it must be able to accept the number of arguments that the expected
     ;; type has. So we check for two cases: if the function doesn't accept
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
        null
        #f
        #f
-       (tc-exprs (syntax->list body))))))
+       (tc-body body)))))
 
 
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
                  null
                  #f
                  (list rest-id (cons rest-type bound))
-                 (tc-exprs (syntax->list body))))))]
+                 (tc-body body)))))]
          ;; Lambda with regular rest argument
          [rest-id
           (let ([rest-type (get-type rest-id #:default Univ)])
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@
                null
                (list rest-id rest-type)
                #f
-               (tc-exprs (syntax->list body)))))]
+               (tc-body body))))]
          ;; Lambda with no rest argument
          [else
           (with-lexical-env/extend
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
              null
              #f
              #f
-             (tc-exprs (syntax->list body))))]))]))
+             (tc-body body)))]))]))
 
 ;; positional: natural? - the number of positional arguments
 ;; rest: boolean? - if there is a positional argument
@@ -512,4 +512,4 @@
           [ft (make-Function (list t))])
      (with-lexical-env/extend
       (list name) (list ft)
-      (begin (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list body) return) (ret ft))))))
+      (begin (tc-body/check body return) (ret ft))))))
diff --git a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-let-unit.rkt b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-let-unit.rkt
index 3a02293992..f5f8e10c69 100644
--- a/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-let-unit.rkt
+++ b/pkgs/typed-racket-pkgs/typed-racket-lib/typed-racket/typecheck/tc-let-unit.rkt
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@
       ;; typecheck the body
       (run 
         (if expected
-          (tc-exprs/check (syntax->list body) (erase-filter expected))
-          (tc-exprs (syntax->list body))))))))
+          (tc-body/check body (erase-filter expected))
+          (tc-body body)))))))
 
 (define (tc-expr/maybe-expected/t e name)
   (define expecteds