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Pairs #41
Select the other half of each pair or expression. Assume the word “and” (or an ampersand) between the hint and the answer.
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Tax
Government
Tax and spend. A government economic policy characterized by excessive spending and government expansion funded by excessive taxation.
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.
Eat
Idiom
Eat and run. To eat and then leave very soon after.
Measure twice
Measure twice and cut once. An axiom that encourages careful first steps in order to avoid extra work later on.
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.
A hoot
Informal
A hoot and a half. Extremely funny.
(mad enough to) Chew nails
Idiom
Mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets. Seething with anger; furious to the point of becoming irrational.
All dressed up
Idiomatic or literal
All dressed up and nowhere to go. Ready for an event or occasion that has since been canceled.
Faster
Faster and faster. At an increasingly fast speed.
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.
Go in one ear
Idiom
Go in one ear and out the other. To be heard and promptly forgotten or dismissed.
Giggle
UK rhyming slang
Giggle and titter. Bitter beer.
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.
Sit up
Idiom
Sit up and take notice. To become alert and give one's complete attention to someone or something.
Walk the walk
Walk the walk and talk the talk. To take action that backs up one's words.
Hearts
Hearts and flowers. A phrase used to describe excessive sentimentality.
Up hill
Idiomatic; primarily UK, Australia
Up hill and down dale. All over the area; far and wide.
On hands
On hands and knees. Literally, with one's hands and knees on the ground.
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.”
Read it
Clichéd expression
Read it and weep. An invitation to read something that will impart bad news to the other person.
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.
Fat
Figurative
Fat and sassy. Happy and healthy.
Hellfire
Informal
Hellfire and damnation! An oath used to express anger or irritation, in reference to the misery one faces in hell.
Every now
Every now and then. Occasionally; sometimes.
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.
a half
a wink
between
cut once
damnation!
down dale
Fanny’s your aunt
faster
flowers
knees
me both
no wool
nowhere to go
out the other
quarter
reward
run
sassy
spend
spit rivets
take notice
talk the talk
then
titter
weep
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