| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | Fish and chips. A hot dish featuring batter-fried fish and chips (French fries), which originated in Britain and is today popular in English-speaking and Commonwealth nations. | Chips | 93%
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| Pen | Pen and pencil. A pair of writing implements needed by many students. | Pencil | 93%
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| Thick | Thick and thin. 1. Both thickets and thin woodland; (through) all obstacles in a path. 2. (idiomatic) Both good and bad times. | Thin | 93%
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| Cheese | Cheese and crackers. A food pairing often served as a snack or as an hors d'oeuvre. | Crackers | 92%
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| Meet | Meet and greet. A social gathering primarily for purposes of networking. | Greet | 92%
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| First | First and last. 1. Only. 2. First and last names. | Last | 92%
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| Before | Before and after. A description of a pair of images showing the difference made by a specified treatment. | After | 91%
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| Over | Over and out. (procedure word, idiomatic) Used in films and TV to signal the end of a conversation, especially one conducted by CB radio or the like. (Not used in real-life radio communications, since “over” means other parties are free to speak and “out” means you do not expect a reply.) | Out | 91%
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| Head | Head and shoulders. 1. (idiomatic) To a considerable degree. 2. (as Head & Shoulders) A brand of anti-dandruff shampoo. | Shoulders | 91%
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| Mike | Mike and Ike. A brand of oblong fruit-flavored chewy candies introduced in 1940 and still manufactured as of 2023. | Ike | 89%
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| Heart | Heart and soul. The core of a thing; the most essential or important part. | Soul | 88%
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| Rhythm | Rhythm and blues. A genre of popular music that originated in African-American communities in the 1940s. | Blues | 87%
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| Open | Open and shut. (informal) Simple and obvious; easily decided. | Shut | 86%
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| Nice | Nice and easy. In a way that is slow, careful, gentle, or easy. | Easy | 85%
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| Search | Search and rescue. The search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. | Rescue | 85%
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| Bells | Bells and whistles. (idiomatic) Extra features added for show rather than function. | Whistles | 85%
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| Belt | Belt and braces. Redundancy affording mutual backup in the event of one system failing. | Braces | 84%
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| Duck | Duck and dive. (UK, colloquial) To operate in a skilfully shifty or evasive manner. | Dive | 84%
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| Rich | Rich and famous. 1. A description of wealthy celebrities. 2. A 1981 film starring Jacqueline Bisset and Candice Bergen. | Famous | 84%
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| New | New and improved. A phrase often used in advertising to describe the latest version of a product or service that is more robust than previous versions; or a new product or service that is more robust than previously offered ones. | Improved | 83%
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| Chips | Chips and dip. A dish usually served as a snack or appetizer and consisting of potato, tortilla, corn, bean, vegetable, pita, plantain or other chips (crisps) and one or more dips, e.g., French onion dip, salsa, guacamole. | Dip | 77%
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| Five | Five and dime. (US) A store selling inexpensive items. | Dime | 76%
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| Hearth | Hearth and home. Traditional family values and home life. | Home | 75%
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| Form | Form and substance. The structure and content of something, such as a creative work. | Substance | 72%
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| Lock | Lock and dam. A system that enables a large ship to move from a body of water at one level to another body of water at another level. | Dam | 49%
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