| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Each | Each and every: (used for emphasis) Each without exception. | Every | 89%
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| Cause | Cause and effect: Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects. | Effect | 88%
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| Safe | Safe and sound: Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. | Sound | 88%
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| Peas | Peas and carrots: An American side dish. The idiomatic expression “like peas and carrots” means “any two things (or people) that go well together, get along very well together, or are well-suited.” | Carrots | 83%
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| Warm | Warm and fuzzy: (informal, often facetious) Having, expressing, or producing feelings of tenderness, love, or affection; or, having, expressing, or producing a sense of being heartened, comforted, uplifted, or cheered, often in a nostalgic way. | Fuzzy | 83%
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| Hit | Hit and run: (law) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility | Run | 83%
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| Old | Old and young: People of all ages. | Young | 82%
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| Peaches | Peaches and cream: 1. (cooking) A simple dessert consisting of sliced peaches and whipped cream, popular in the United States. 2. (idiomatic) Of facial complexion: smooth, unblemished, with attractive yellow-pink coloring. | Cream | 81%
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| High | High and mighty: (idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing. | Mighty | 80%
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| Body | Body and soul: Wholeheartedly. | Soul | 80%
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| Grins | Grins and giggles: Amusement without any serious purpose; fun. | Giggles | 79%
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| Odds | Odds and ends: (idiomatic) Miscellaneous things. | Ends | 78%
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| Care | Care and attention: Attentiveness. | Attention | 77%
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| Room | Room and board: A situation in which, in exchange for money, labor or other considerations, a person is provided with a place to live as well as meals on a comprehensive basis. | Board | 75%
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| Slings | Slings and arrows: (idiomatic) Hardships or adverse circumstances. | Arrows | 73%
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| Fur | Fur and feathers: A reference to game mammals and game birds. | Feathers | 70%
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| Form | Form and function: A word pairing in the design principle “form follows function,” meaning that the form something takes (e.g., a building, tool, machine) should be based on its intended purpose and function. | Function | 63%
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| Soup | Soup and salad: A lunch or dinner food pairing. | Salad | 63%
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| Good | Good & Plenty: A brand of licorice candy, believed to be the oldest branded candy in the U.S. | Plenty | 61%
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| Hammer | Hammer and tongs: (idiomatic) In a manner indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm. | Tongs | 57%
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| Chicken | Chicken and dumplings: A comfort food dish common in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. | Dumplings | 56%
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| Hook | Hook and eye: A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening. | Eye | 50%
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| Sound | Sound and fury: Loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful. | Fury | 39%
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| Fits | Fits and starts: (idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions. | Starts | 39%
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| Back | Back and fill: 1. (nautical) To manage the sails of a ship so that the wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel while the current or tide carries the vessel against the wind. 2. (figurative) To take opposite positions alternately; to assert and deny. | Fill | 36%
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