Pairs #4 - Statistics

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Answer Stats
Hint Explanation Answer % Correct
Each Each and every: (used for emphasis) Each without exception. Every
89%
Cause Cause and effect: Causation; causality; the process whereby causes lead to effects. Effect
88%
Safe Safe and sound: Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger. Sound
88%
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%
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%
Hit Hit and run: (law) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility Run
83%
Old Old and young: People of all ages. Young
82%
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%
High High and mighty: (idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing. Mighty
80%
Body Body and soul: Wholeheartedly. Soul
80%
Grins Grins and giggles: Amusement without any serious purpose; fun. Giggles
79%
Odds Odds and ends: (idiomatic) Miscellaneous things. Ends
78%
Care Care and attention: Attentiveness. Attention
77%
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%
Slings Slings and arrows: (idiomatic) Hardships or adverse circumstances. Arrows
73%
Fur Fur and feathers: A reference to game mammals and game birds. Feathers
70%
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%
Soup Soup and salad: A lunch or dinner food pairing. Salad
63%
Good Good & Plenty: A brand of licorice candy, believed to be the oldest branded candy in the U.S. Plenty
61%
Hammer Hammer and tongs: (idiomatic) In a manner indicating seriousness of intent and capability of harm. Tongs
57%
Chicken Chicken and dumplings: A comfort food dish common in the Southern and Midwestern U.S. Dumplings
56%
Hook Hook and eye: A matched hook and an eye (loop into which the hook can fit), used for fastening. Eye
50%
Sound Sound and fury: Loud and angry words that attract a lot of attention but do nothing useful. Fury
39%
Fits Fits and starts: (idiomatic) Activity which is intermittent, variable in intensity, and prolonged by interruptions. Starts
39%
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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