Pairs #8

Kicking and screaming. Against someone's will; with extreme reluctance on someone's part.

Pancakes and syrup. A (mostly breakfast) food pairing.

Mad dogs and Englishmen. An expression remarking about hot weather, taken from the lyrics of the 1931 song of the same name by Noël Coward whose refrain is “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.”

Wake and bake. (slang) To smoke marijuana soon after waking up.

Bag and baggage. With all one's possessions.

Bait and switch. An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product.

There’s a time and a place for everything. A proverb indicating that the speaker considers what the listener is doing to be inappropriate under the circumstances.

Ebony and ivory. Originally a reference to the materials used to finish piano keys before trade in ivory was banned. Also, the title of a 1982 single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder.

Lakes and streams. Types of bodies of water, one still and one flowing.

Tall and thin. Lanky or gangly.

Juking and jiving. Demonstrating frivolity or evasiveness, triviality or inanity. Also, telling a misleading story for advantage.

Hail and Farewell. A traditional military event whereby those coming to and departing from an organization are celebrated.

Yes and no. An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer.

Quick and dirty. (idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.

Up close and personal. With intimate detail and from a perspective of closeness, sometimes with the implication of intrusiveness or invasion of privacy.

Name and number. To take someone’s name and number is to collect their contact information.

A swing and a miss. (idiomatic) A sincere but unsuccessful attempt; an allusion to unsuccessful physical actions in such sports as cricket, baseball or boxing.

Rant and rave. (idiomatic) To express furious anger.

Odds and sods. (chiefly UK, informal) Miscellaneous items.

Fair and square. Within the applicable rules.

Gin and tonic. A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon.

Dine and dash. (Canada, US, informal) The crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.

When all’s said and done. (idiomatic) In the end; ultimately.

Ages and generations. A long time.