| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Day | Day and night: All the time; round the clock; unceasingly. | Night | 95%
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| Witches | Witches and Wizards: A mobile game from Harha Studios (rel. 2018). | Wizards | 95%
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| Cat | Cat and mouse: 1. A relationship in which two parties closely monitor and challenge one another in a suspicious or self-protective manner, often because each party is attempting to gain an advantage over the other. 2. A form of attack in which the attacker toys with the victim by inflicting minor damage or letting the victim have futile hopes of escape before finally finishing the victim off. | Mouse | 93%
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| Nickel | Nickel and dime: (US, idiomatic, colloquial) To charge, or be charged, several unexpected small amounts of money, often in the form of fees, taxes, or related expenses to a venture, which when taken as a whole add up to a significant unexpected cost. | Dime | 92%
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| The Ant | “The Ant and the Grasshopper”: The title of one of Æsop’s fables. | The Grasshopper | 91%
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| Coffee | Coffee and doughnuts: A food pairing that became popular in the U.S. after World War II, when doughnut shops were typically the only businesses open after midnight. | Doughnuts | 89%
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| Dribs | Dribs and drabs: A series of negligible amounts. | Drabs | 89%
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| The long | The long and the short: (frequently followed by “of it”) The gist; the essence or substance; the most important or salient features. | the short | 89%
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| Deaf | Deaf and dumb: (now offensive) Deaf and not able to speak. | Dumb | 87%
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| Trials | Trials and tribulations: Unpleasant experiences that put one's endurance and strength to the test. | Tribulations | 86%
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| Ball | Ball and chain: 1. A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint. 2. (slang) One's wife, as a symbol of restraint. | Chain | 84%
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| Beavis | Beavis and Butt-Head: An American adult animated television series (1993-1997, 2011, 2022-present). | Butt-Head | 83%
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| Kiss | Kiss and tell: To betray a confidence by disclosing private information, especially of a sexual nature. | Tell | 82%
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| Whine | Whine and complain: Express discontent in an immature manner. | Complain | 81%
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| Touch | Touch and go: Precarious, delicate, risky, sensitive; of uncertain outcome (by analogy with a ship in shallow water). | Go | 81%
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| Toss | Toss and turn: To be unable to settle into a comfortable sleeping position. | Turn | 80%
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| Yogi | Yogi and Boo Boo: Yogi Bear is an anthropomorphic animal character who has appeared in numerous comic books, animated television shows, and films. Boo Boo Bear is his sidekick. | Boo Boo | 78%
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| Wine | Wine and roses: “Days of wine and roses” is an excerpt from Ernest Dawson’s 1896 poem “Vitae Summa Brevis” (the sum of life is short). These words were used as the title of a 1962 American drama film, directed by Blake Edwards, and starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. The film’s title song (music: Henry Mancini; lyrics: Johnny Mercer) was sung by Andy Williams, winning him a gold record (and a Grammy for Mancini and Mercer). | Roses | 71%
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| Death | Death and taxes: “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin, in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, 1789. | Taxes | 69%
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| For | For and on behalf of: (law) Acting for; acting as an agent of. | on behalf of | 67%
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| Ren | Ren and Stimpy: The Ren & Stimpy Show, an American animated television series (1991-1996). | Stimpy | 66%
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| Cooper | Cooper and Truman: FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman, investigative partners in “Twin Peaks,” a surreal American mystery serial drama TV series (1990-1991 and 2017). | Truman | 61%
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| Hale | Hale and hearty: (idiomatic) In a state of robust good health. | Hearty | 59%
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| Devil | Devil and the deep blue sea: A portion of the idiomatic expression “between (or betwixt) the devil and the deep blue sea,” meaning “between undesirable alternatives.” | the deep blue sea | 57%
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| Butt | Butt and pass: A method of constructing log cabins and homes. | Pass | 33%
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