| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Butter | 94%
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| Peanut butter | Peanut butter and jelly: (US) A sandwich made by spreading peanut butter and jelly (or jam) on bread. | Jelly | 93%
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| Tom | Tom and Jerry: Animated media franchise about arch-enemies Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse (1940-present). | Jerry | 91%
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| 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. | Under | 90%
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| Song | Song and dance: An excessively elaborate story or excuse used to justify something. | Dance | 89%
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| Washer | Washer and dryer: A pair of laundry appliances, frequently purchased together. | Dryer | 89%
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| Bits | Bits and pieces: A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things. | Pieces | 88%
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| Pick | Pick and choose: To choose selectively or fastidiously. | Choose | 82%
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| Straight | Straight and narrow: A path of honesty; procedure according to rules and plans. | Narrow | 80%
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| Bangers | Bangers and mash: British slang for a comfort food meal featuring sausages with mashed potatoes. | Mash | 75%
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| 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. | Starboard | 71%
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| 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). | Sober | 69%
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| Church | Church and state: Institutions that are (theoretically, at least) completely separate in the U.S. by virtue of its Constitution. | State | 69%
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| 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. | Feather | 67%
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| Lewd | Lewd and lascivious: A legal phrase describing questionable, possibly illegal behavior of a sexual nature. | Lascivious | 66%
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| Hall | Hall & Oates: American pop rock duo Daryl Hall and John Oates (1970-present). “Rich Girl” (1977). | Oates | 66%
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| Deep | “Deep and Wide”: The title of a children’s hymn. | Wide | 65%
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| Don | Don & Juan: American R&B music duo Roland "Don" Trone and Claude "Juan" (aka "Sonny") Johnson (1961-1966). “What’s Your Name” (1961). | Juan | 64%
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| Wise | Wise and wonderful: Partial lyric by C. F. Alexander from the Anglican hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (1848). | Wonderful | 60%
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| Rack | Rack and ruin: Complete destruction. | Ruin | 57%
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| Tristan | Tristan and Isolde: A medieval chivalric romance dating at least to the 12th century. | Isolde | 56%
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| Rocks | Rocks and Shoals: A nickname for the Articles for the Government of the U.S. Navy. | Shoals | 51%
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| Dick | Dick and Dee Dee: Pop singing duo Dick St. John and Dee Dee Sperling,1960-1969. “The Mountain’s High” (1961). | Dee Dee | 43%
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| Alarm | Alarm and muster: Procedure used to alert militia members to a perceived threat and for their response to the alert. | Muster | 43%
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| Fibber McGee | Fibber McGee and Molly: Radio comedy program (1935-1959) starring Jim and Marian Jordan. | Molly | 24%
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