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Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
Here today	here today (and) gone tomorrow. Said of something that is short-lived.	gone tomorrow	100%
Keep your friends close	keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Be very aware of your enemies' behavior in order to detect and avoid any malicious actions.	your enemies closer	100%
Few	few and far between. Rare or seldom-seen.	far between	94%
At sixes	at sixes and sevens. Frazzled or disorganized.	sevens	94%
Done	done and dusted. Successfully finished. Primarily heard in the UK.	dusted	92%
Left	left and right. From or on all sides; from multiple places or sources; with great frequency.	right	92%
Everybody	everybody and their brother. Used hyperbolically to express a large number or a majority of people.	their brother	90%
Through	through and through. Thoroughly or completely; in every way, manner, or aspect.	through	90%
All fingers	all fingers and thumbs. Clumsy or uncoordinated with one's hands. Primarily heard in the UK, Australia.	thumbs	90%
A whistling woman	a whistling woman and a crowing hen. The beginning of the antiquated proverb “a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men,” cautioning that it is not proper for a woman to engage in overtly masculine behavior.	a crowing hen	88%
A little bit of bread	a little bit of bread and no cheese. An onomatopoeic phrase used in Britain to describe the song of the Yellowhammer bird. Primarily heard in UK.	no cheese	88%
In the here	in the here and now. In the present; at this point in time.	now	88%
Penny-wise	penny-wise and pound-foolish. So concerned with saving money in any way possible that one fails to allocate money to things that will ultimately force one to spend more (due to lack of quality, proper maintenance, etc.).	pound-foolish	88%
One foot in the grave	(have) one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel. (colloquial) To be very close to dying. (A banana peel is often emblematic of uncertainty or instability, as it is commonly depicted in cartoons and comedies as causing people to slip if stepped on.)	the other on a banana peel	88%
Come	Come and get it!. An imperative to come to a certain area to eat.	get it!	82%
Loaves	loaves and fishes. Tangible benefits or rewards, especially when they serve as one's motivation for action. A reference to a Bible story in which Jesus blesses a small amount of fish and loaves of bread, resulting in the disciples having enough food to distribute to thousands of people.	fishes	74%
All hat	all hat and no cattle. Impressive talk that belies the ineffectualness of the speaker. Primarily heard in the US.	no cattle	72%
Between the jigs	between the jigs and the reels. (primarily Ireland) That which happens among, despite, or because of great confusion, chaos, or disarray; between or because of one thing and another.	the reels	72%
Battle Ends	Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father. A mnemonic used in music to remember the names of the flat keys (B, E, A, D, G, C, and F). Reading the phrase in reverse can be used to remember the sharp keys.	Down Goes Charles’ Father	70%
Elders	elders and betters. The people who are older than one and thus deserve respect.	betters	66%
Give a dog a bad name	give a dog a bad name and hang him. A proverb meaning that it is very difficult to lose or change a bad reputation.	hang him	66%
Make like a tree	make like a tree and leave. (humorous) To depart or leave, especially at once or in a hurry.	leave	66%
Forty acres	forty acres and a mule. 1. Something given by the government. 2. A promise or assurance that proves to be false. The phrase refers to a promise made during the American Civil War by Union general William T. Sherman that freed slaves would receive 40 acres of land and a mule. However, after the war that land was given back to its original owners.	a mule	62%
Hunt	hunt and peck. A method of typing in which one seeks out and presses each letter on the keyboard individually, especially using only one's index fingers to do so.	peck	54%
Children	children and fools tell the truth. A proverb meaning that children and fools do not know that lying can sometimes be useful, helpful, or preferable to the truth.	fools tell the truth	50%

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