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Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
Come	Come and go. 1. To alternately enter and exit, arrive and depart (either physically or figuratively). 2. To repeatedly appear and disappear; to be transient.	Go	99%
Shoes	Shoes and socks. Clothing items worn to protect the feet.	Socks	99%
Now	Now and then. (idiomatic) Sometimes; occasionally; intermittently.	Then	99%
To have	To have and to hold. (law) to possess (property) for life. Most commonly used today in the context of traditional wedding vows.	To hold	99%
Heaven	Heaven and earth. A pair usually found preceded by some form of the verb “move.” The idiomatic expression “move heaven and earth” means to do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.	Earth	98%
Too many chiefs	Too many chiefs and not enough Indians. A now politically incorrect idiom that originated c. 1879 and refers to a bureaucracy with too many managers and not enough people to do the work; or where too many people try to lead instead of cooperate.	not enough Indians	98%
Hills	Hills and valleys. (euphemistic) Female anatomy.	Valleys	98%
Flesh	Flesh and blood. One's family, or a member of one's family.	Blood	97%
Black	Black-and-white. Visual media that combine black and white to produce a range of achromatic brightnesses of gray. As “black and white”: (US, slang, law enforcement) A police patrol car. (figuratively, idiomatic) Easily divided into diametrically opposing camps or schools of thought. The idiomatic expression “in black and white” means “in writing or in print, and regarded as more reliable, credible, or formal than by word of mouth.”	White	97%
Comings	Comings and goings. A general bustle of activity.	Goings	96%
Milk	Milk and cereal. A popular breakfast or snack food pairing.	Cereal	95%
Mix	Mix and match. To vary elements to make compatible combinations.	Match	95%
Big	Big and small. Of varying sizes. (as Big & Small) A British children’s TV series (2008-2011).	Small	95%
Bits	Bits and bobs. A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items.	Bobs	94%
Footloose	Footloose and fancy free. Able to do as one pleases, unconstrained by social ties or responsibilities.	Fancy free	94%
Loud	Loud and clear. In a clear and easily understandable manner.	Clear	92%
Cloak	Cloak and dagger. A fighting style common in the Renaissance, involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. (by extension, metaphorically) Situations involving intrigue, secrecy, espionage, or mystery.	Dagger	92%
High	High and dry. Left out of water, stranded on a beach, or in the stocks for repair, or in dry dock. (idiomatic, by extension ) Abandoned, stranded, helpless.	Dry	90%
Fore	Fore and aft. (nautical) From the bow of a ship to the stern; lengthwise.	Aft	88%
Shirt	Shirt and tie. A men’s dress code requiring a dress shirt and a tie, but not necessarily a coat or jacket.	Tie	87%
Short	Short and stout. Vertically challenged but powerfully built.	Stout	86%
Rough	Rough and tumble. 1. Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm. 2. Highly competitive.	Tumble	85%
Noughts	Noughts and crosses. The British English name for tic-tac-toe.	Crosses	81%
Piss	Piss and moan. (vulgar, idiomatic, derogatory) To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.	Moan	78%
Shot	Shot and shell. Gunfire and cannon fire. (See stanza III of Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade.”	Shell	75%

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