Hack
Hack and slash. (roleplaying games, video games, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy.
Cake
Cake and ice cream. A food pairing that is de rigueur at children’s birthday parties.
Again
Again and again. Repeatedly.
Wait
Wait and see. To await the course of events before taking action.
Name
Name and address. Specific identifiable information used to describe or identify an individual or entity, and their specific location or contact point.
Macaroni
Macaroni and cheese. A savory dish made from cooked macaroni and cheese sauce.
Ebb
Ebb and flow. 1) The flowing out and in of the tide. 2) (figuratively) A large flowing out and in, or any waxing and waning of fortunes or activity.
Vim
Vim and vigor. (idiomatic) energetic spirit, zeal, vitality.
Ghosts
Ghosts and goblins. Supernatural creatures to avoid, especially at Halloween.
Dead
Dead and gone. (1) (idiomatic) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten. (2) (idiomatic) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived.
Odds
Odds and ends. (idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.
Up
Up and down. Upward and downward, alternately.
Tables
Tables and chairs. A pair of necessities when setting up for a party or banquet.
Kibbles
Kibbles ‘n Bits. A brand of dog food since 1981.
Kippers
Kippers and custard. At one time, an exasperated or evasive British parent’s answer to a child’s question, “What’s for supper/tea?”
A blessing
A blessing and a curse. Something that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences.
Rack
Rack and pinion. A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.
Yea
Yea and amen. 1) (Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement. 2. (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.
Safe
Safe and secure. Free from harm, risk and danger.
Ladies
Ladies and gentlemen. A phrase used to address an audience of both sexes.
X’s
X’s and O’s. (1) The game of tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses in the UK). (2) An abbreviation for kisses and hugs.
Ice
Ice and snow. A possible winter weather forecast.
Question
Question and answer. A type of informational session during which an individual or an audience asks questions and another individual or group answers them.
Back
Back and forth. From one place to another and back again.
Out
Out and about. (idiomatic) Engaged in day-to-day activities requiring travel.
A curse
About
Address
Again
Amen
Answer
Bits
Chairs
Cheese
Custard
Down
Ends
Flow
Forth
Gentlemen
Goblins
Gone
Ice Cream
O’s
Pinion
Secure
See
Slash
Snow
Vigor
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