Pairs #41 - Statistics

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Hint	Extra Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
Every now		Every now and then. Occasionally; sometimes.	then	95%
On hands		On hands and knees. Literally, with one's hands and knees on the ground.	knees	94%
Go in one ear	Idiom	Go in one ear and out the other. To be heard and promptly forgotten or dismissed.	out the other	94%
Walk the walk		Walk the walk and talk the talk. To take action that backs up one's words.	talk the talk	94%
Bob’s your uncle	Primarily UK, Australia	Bob’s your uncle and Fanny’s your aunt. A phrase used to emphasize how easily or quickly something can be done, i.e., “and there you have it.”	Fanny’s your aunt	93%
You	Informal	You and me both. Used to indicate or emphasize the fact that one has the same issue, feels the same way, is in the same situation, etc., as the other person.	me both	93%
Faster		Faster and faster. At an increasingly fast speed.	faster	92%
All dressed up	Idiomatic or literal	All dressed up and nowhere to go. Ready for an event or occasion that has since been canceled.	nowhere to go	92%
A nudge		A nudge and a wink. A sly, subtle signal used to communicate a piece of information that one doesn't want to state aloud, publicly, or directly.	a wink	90%
Up hill	Idiomatic; primarily UK, Australia	Up hill and down dale. All over the area; far and wide.	down dale	90%
Measure twice		Measure twice and cut once. An axiom that encourages careful first steps in order to avoid extra work later on.	cut once	88%
Hellfire	Informal	Hellfire and damnation! An oath used to express anger or irritation, in reference to the misery one faces in hell.	damnation!	87%
(mad enough to) Chew nails	Idiom	Mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets. Seething with anger; furious to the point of becoming irrational.	spit rivets	87%
Sit up	Idiom	Sit up and take notice. To become alert and give one's complete attention to someone or something.	take notice	86%
Hearts		Hearts and flowers. A phrase used to describe excessive sentimentality.	flowers	82%
Betwixt		Betwixt and between. Conflicted and unable to decide between two options. Betwixt is now poetic or archaic and is seldom found outside this phrase.	between	80%
Read it	Clichéd expression	Read it and weep. An invitation to read something that will impart bad news to the other person.	weep	77%
A hoot	Informal	A hoot and a half. Extremely funny.	a half	76%
Fat	Figurative	Fat and sassy. Happy and healthy.	sassy	73%
Giggle	UK rhyming slang	Giggle and titter. Bitter beer.	titter	73%
All cry	Idiom	All cry and no wool. A great deal of fuss, noise, fanfare, or protestation over something of little or no substance, importance, or relevance.	no wool	70%
Draw	Law	Draw and quarter. To eviscerate and dismember someone. The statutory penalty for treason in England during part of the reign of Edward III was to be hanged, drawn and quartered.	quarter	62%
Eat	Idiom	Eat and run. To eat and then leave very soon after.	run	62%
Tax	Government	Tax and spend. A government economic policy characterized by excessive spending and government expansion funded by excessive taxation.	spend	57%
Desert	Proverb	Desert and reward. An element of the proverb “Desert and reward seldom keep company,” meaning that good deeds and good work frequently go unrewarded.	reward	36%

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