| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder | Thunder and lightning. Manifestations of a thunderstorm. | Lightning | 98%
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| Pen | Pen and paper. A combination which can be used for writing. (as pen-and-paper) Performed via writing on paper, such as filling in a form, doing an exam, writing a document, etc. | Paper | 98%
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| Food | Food and drink. Victuals, sustenance. | Drink | 97%
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| Flesh | Flesh and bone. (idiomatic) Real, substantial. | Bone | 96%
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| Right | Right and wrong. Can refer to ethics (the branch of philosophy concerned with systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior); to morality (which distinguishes between intentions, decisions and actions considered as proper and those considered improper; or, as “Right and Wrong,” a Joe Jackson single from 1986. | Wrong | 95%
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| Johnson | Johnson & Johnson. A US-based multinational pharmaceutical and medical technologies corporation. | Johnson | 93%
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| Now | Now and Later. A US brand of fruit-flavored taffy-like candy dating to 1962. | Later | 93%
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| M | M&M’s. Since 1941, a US brand of color-varied sugar-coated chocolate candies. | M’s | 93%
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| Lock | Lock and key. A mechanical or electronic fastening device and the device used to operate it (to lock or unlock it). The idiomatic expression “under lock and key” means “safely guarded or locked away.” | Key | 92%
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| Wear | Wear and tear. Damage or depreciation resulting from ordinary use. | Tear | 91%
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| Abercrombie | Abercrombie & Fitch. A US retailer known for casual wear. | Fitch | 90%
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| Near | Near and dear. (idiomatic) Loved or cared about greatly. | Dear | 89%
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| Dolce | Dolce & Gabbana. An Italian luxury fashion house. | Gabbana | 89%
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| Over | Over and done with. Fully completed and put aside. | Done with | 86%
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| Belt | Belt and suspenders. (idiomatic) Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing. | Suspenders | 86%
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| Chutes | Chutes and Ladders. A US version (since 1943) of an ancient Indian board game originally called Moksha Patam, and today known in much of the English-speaking world as “Snakes and Ladders.” | Ladders | 85%
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| A | A&W. A US fast food restaurant chain known for its burgers, draft root beer and root beer floats. | W | 82%
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| Seek | Seek and destroy. Also known as “search and destroy,” a military strategy which consists of inserting infantry forces into hostile territory and directing them to search and then attack enemy targets before immediately withdrawing. | Destroy | 80%
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| Marks | Marks & Spencer. A British multinational retailer of clothing and of beauty, home and food products. | Spencer | 79%
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| Chop | Chop and change. To change or exchange repeatedly. | Change | 73%
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| Look | Look and feel. In software design, design aspects of a graphical user interface, including elements such as colors, shapes, layout, and typefaces (the "look"), as well as the behavior of dynamic elements such as buttons, boxes, and menus (the "feel"). | Feel | 71%
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| Bartles | Bartles & Jaymes. A US brand of wine-based and malt-based cooler beverages. | Jaymes | 71%
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| Hide | Hide and watch. A colloquial phrase (possibly originating in Texas) meaning “silent observation for the sake of learning.” | Watch | 71%
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| H | H&R Block. A US tax preparation company. | R Block | 64%
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| Deloitte | Deloitte & Touche. From 1989-1993, the name of the company now known simply as Deloitte, a multinational professional services network. | Touche | 44%
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