Tar
Tar and feather: To engage in a form of extrajudicial public torture and punishment by covering the victim first in (sometimes hot) wood tar and then in feathers.
Pick
Pick and choose: To choose selectively or fastidiously.
Bangers
Bangers and mash: British slang for a comfort food meal featuring sausages with mashed potatoes.
Bits
Bits and pieces: A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.
Don
Don & Juan: American R&B music duo Roland "Don" Trone and Claude "Juan" (aka "Sonny") Johnson (1961-1966). “What’s Your Name” (1961).
Bread
Bread and butter: That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone. Or, a common food pairing.
Washer
Washer and dryer: A pair of laundry appliances, frequently purchased together.
Lewd
Lewd and lascivious: A legal phrase describing questionable, possibly illegal behavior of a sexual nature.
Wise
Wise and wonderful: Partial lyric by C. F. Alexander from the Anglican hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (1848).
Hall
Hall & Oates: American pop rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates (1970-present). “Rich Girl” (1977).
Rocks
Rocks and Shoals: A nickname for the Articles for the Government of the U.S. Navy.
Straight
Straight and narrow: A path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans.
Song
Song and dance: An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something.
Tristan
Tristan and Isolde: A medieval chivalric romance dating at least to the 12th century.
Alarm
Alarm and muster: Procedure used to alert militia members to a perceived threat and for their response to the alert.
Rack
Rack and ruin: Complete destruction.
Tom
Tom and Jerry: Animated media franchise about arch-enemies Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse (1940-present).
Deep
“Deep and Wide”: The title of a children’s hymn.
Port
Port and starboard: Nautical terms now used for watercraft, aircraft and spacecraft, referring respectively to the left and right sides of the vessel, when aboard and facing the bow.
Over
Over and under: An obstacle in obstacle-course racing composed of multiple bars, with bars set at various heights, where the competitor must pass over high bars and pass under low bars.
Church
Church and state: Institutions that are (theoretically, at least) completely separate in the U.S. by virtue of its Constitution.
Clean
Clean and sober: A description of a former addict whose body is completely free of drugs or alcohol (clean) and who has adjusted physically, emotionally/spiritually, and socially to life without addiction (sober).
Peanut butter
Peanut butter and jelly: (US) A sandwich made by spreading peanut butter and jelly (or jam) on bread.
Dick
Dick and Dee Dee: Pop singing duo Dick St. John and Dee Dee Sperling,1960-1969. “The Mountain’s High” (1961).
Fibber McGee
Fibber McGee and Molly: Radio comedy program (1935-1959) starring Jim and Marian Jordan.
Butter
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Dance
Dee Dee
Dryer
Feather
Isolde
Jelly
Jerry
Juan
Lascivious
Mash
Molly
Muster
Narrow
Oates
Pieces
Ruin
Shoals
Sober
Starboard
State
Under
Wide
Wonderful
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