| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| His | His and hers. Describes a pair of items designed for use by a couple – one by the man and the other by the woman. | Hers | 92%
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| Push | Push and pull. An alternation or fluctuation between two opposites; a back-and-forth dispute, a figurative tug of war. | Pull | 92%
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| Wine | Wine and cheese. 1. A popular pairing. 2. A type of party at which wine and cheese are served. 3. A genre of music characterized by vaguely ethnic elements and soothing vocals. | Cheese | 91%
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| Fruits | Fruits and vegetables. Two types of food many children disdain. | Vegetables | 90%
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| Skull | Skull and crossbones. A depiction of a human skull and two crossed femurs (thighbones), a symbol of death traditionally used on the Jolly Roger pirate flag, but now as a warning of toxicity or other dangers. | Crossbones | 88%
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| Front | Front and center. (idiomatic) At the center of attention. | Center | 85%
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| Track | Track and field. (chiefly US) A group of athletic sports, consisting mainly of various kinds of running, jumping and throwing, that take place on a track and the enclosed field. | Field | 85%
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| Slip | Slip and slide. A toy consisting of a long sheet of thin plastic that can be connected to a hose to cover it in water through perforations along its length, producing a slippery surface for sliding on. From the trade name Slip 'N Slide. | Slide | 85%
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| Wit | Wit and wisdom. A natural aptitude for using words and ideas in a quick and inventive way to create humor, and the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment. | Wisdom | 85%
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| Spic | Spic and span. (idiomatic) Clean, spotless. | Span | 83%
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| Big | Big and tall. Of clothing: larger in size for men who are overweight or tall. | Tall | 83%
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| Wind | Wind and rain. Stormy weather. | Rain | 82%
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| Blood | Blood and gore. A messy, violent scene with blood and body parts, either human or animal. | Gore | 81%
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| Bed | Bed and board. A place to sleep and eat; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment. | Board | 69%
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| Case | Case and point. A common misconstruction of “case in point.” | Point | 67%
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| Slash | Slash and burn. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill. | Burn | 65%
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| Bells | Bells and smells. (informal) A style of religious worship emphasizing high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially that of High Church Anglicanism and Catholicism. | Smells | 63%
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| Cheese | Cheese and rice. Euphemism or minced oath for “Jesus Christ.” | Rice | 56%
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| Time | Time and motion. A type of study performed of the motions used in an industrial process with an aim to improve efficiency and productivity. | Motion | 54%
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| Hook | Hook and loop. A type of fastener, also known as a hook-and-pile fastener or touch fastener, but most commonly called a velcro fastener. | Loop | 52%
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| Box | Box and lock. To suppress or hide (something) so that it is not readily available or capable of action. | Lock | 44%
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| Home | Home and dry. 1. (figurative) Having safely reached one's target or goal. 2. (figurative) Assured of success. | Dry | 42%
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| Catch | Catch and kiss. (games) A children's game similar to tag, the object being for the person who is "it" to catch and kiss another of the participants, who then subsequently becomes "it". | Kiss | 36%
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| Town | Town and gown. (chiefly UK, idiomatic, sometimes capitalized) On the one hand, the members of the community near a university and, on the other hand, the students and faculty of the university itself, especially when understood as rivals in a state of tension or conflict. | Gown | 31%
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| Belt | Belt and Road. Ellipsis of Belt and Road Initiative.: A development strategy adopted by the Chinese government involving infrastructure development and investments in countries in Europe, Asia and Africa. | Road | 15%
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