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Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Be-all Be-all and end-all. (idiomatic) Something considered to be of the utmost importance; something essential or ultimate. End-all
96%
Bow Bow and arrow. A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other flexible material whose ends are connected by a string and a projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins. Arrow
94%
Skin Skin and bones. Emaciated or very thin, as from lack of nutrition. Bones
94%
Rum Rum and Coke. A cocktail (also called a Cuba Libre) made with rum, cola, ice, and sometimes lime juice. Coke
94%
Forgive Forgive and forget. (idiomatic) To absolve somebody completely for a past wrongdoing; to pardon with neither resentment nor a view to retribution. Forget
94%
Hither Hither and thither. To one place after another; in different directions. Thither
91%
Arms Arms and legs. The upper and lower limbs of certain mammals. Legs
87%
Bright Bright and early. (idiomatic, originally US) (Very) early in the morning. Early
84%
Pure Pure and simple. Plain and unadorned. Simple
84%
Hire Hire and fire. To exercise the authority to add or dismiss staff. Fire
82%
Pump Pump and dump. (finance) A form of financial fraud where the fraudster buys stocks cheaply, generates excitement about those stocks to create a temporary price increase, then sells the stocks before the price goes back down. Dump
80%
Wild Wild and woolly. 1. Uncouth in appearance or behaviour. 2. (of theories, plans, etc) Not fully thought out. Woolly
70%
Blood Blood and ashes. (rare) Expression of frustration. Ashes
67%
Boom Boom and zoom. A fighter aircraft maneuver used when the attacker has a significant altitude advantage over the defender. Zoom
67%
Top Top and tail. 1. To add to the beginning and end of (something), such as the salutation and valediction added to a letter. 2. To remove the top and bottom of (an item), for example when preparing carrots for cooking. 3. (colloquial) To bathe (a small child) in a minimal way by wiping its face and bottom. Tail
64%
Fortnum Fortnum & Mason. An upmarket London department store. Mason
59%
Ball Ball and stick. 1. (education) A style of handwriting in which the letters are not joined and feature straight lines and circular arcs; block letters. 2. (chemistry) The representation of chemical substances in a three-dimensional way using ball-and-stick models. Stick
59%
Care Care and feeding. Maintenance and sustenance (of something, organic or otherwise). Feeding
42%
Run Run and gun. 1. (basketball) To move the ball quickly and shoot often. 2. (idiomatic) To do something hastily and with great energy. Gun
40%
Signs Signs and wonders. (religion) Especially in Pentecostalism and some charismatic movements, the belief that experiences thought to be miraculous are normative. Wonders
37%
Arts Arts and letters. The fine arts and literature, considered together. Letters
35%
Time Time and material. (idiomatic, business) A form of contractual compensation involving payment for materials used and at agreed rates for those involved in performing the services. Material
26%
Cap Cap and trade. A market-based approach to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in emissions, participating companies being assigned an emissions quota that can be traded with others if not used. Trade
22%
Chip Chip and gather. (rugby) A maneuver in which a player gains ground by kicking the ball high and forward, runs forward, and catches the ball as it drops back down. Gather
17%
Tick Tick and toy. (obsolete) To waste time; to dally or idle. Toy
12%
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