| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
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| Hide- | Hide-and-go-seek. A children's game in which one or more players search for other players who are hiding. | -go-seek | 98%
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| Quitters never win | Quitters never win, and winners never quit. Successful people persist in their efforts; they are not easy dissuaded. | winners never quit | 98%
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| One thing | One thing and another. Various different contributing elements, matters, or events. | another | 95%
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| Make like a bee | Make like a bee and buzz off. (humorous) To depart or leave, especially at once or in a hurry. | buzz off | 95%
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| Under lock | Under lock and key. Securely hidden away. | key | 95%
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| When hell freezes over | When hell freezes over and the devil learns to ice skate. Never; at no time. Today, usually shortened to “when hell freezes over.” | the devil learns to ice skate | 95%
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| Take care of the pence, | Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves. (proverb) You will always have money if you are attentive to your finances, especially the smallest amounts or transactions. | the pounds will take care of themselves | 95%
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| Rainbows | Rainbows and unicorns. Innocent, carefree happiness. | unicorns | 95%
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| Fools build houses | Fools build houses and wise men live in them. (proverb) It is so expensive to build a house that one cannot afford to build a house and also live there. | wise men live in them | 95%
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| Share | Share and share alike. To take or distribute equal portions or shares of something. Usually used as an imperative. | share alike | 93%
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| Bright-eyed | Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Energetic and enthusiastic. | bushy-tailed | 91%
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| Done | Done and done. Totally, unequivocally finished or finalized. | done | 91%
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| All mops | All mops and brooms. Drunk. Likely a reference to the mops and brooms needed to clean up after drunk people who vomit. | brooms | 90%
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| Netflix | Netflix and chill. To relax while streaming video; or, a pretense or euphemism for getting together and having sex. | chill | 90%
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| Peaks | Peaks and troughs. High points and low points, as in a graph, statistical model, economic cycle, etc.; Good times and bad times. | troughs | 90%
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| Hold with the hare | Hold with the hare and run with the hounds. To support or attempt to placate both sides of a conflict or dispute. | run with the hounds | 88%
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| Big | Big and burly. Large, strong, and imposing in size and stature. | burly | 86%
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| You | You and what army? Who is going to back you up when it comes time for you to follow through on your threat? A phrase meant to challenge one suspected of bluffing. | what army? | 83%
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| Kicking butt | Kicking butt and taking names. Being unequivocally dominant and in control in some situation. | taking names | 78%
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| Everything | Everything and the kitchen sink. Nearly everything one can reasonably imagine; many different things, often to the point of excess or redundancy. An alternative form of "everything but the kitchen sink." | the kitchen sink | 78%
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| Collar | Collar and tie men. Businessmen; office workers; management. | tie men | 74%
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| All wool | All wool and no shoddy. (of a person) Very honorable. | no shoddy | 71%
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| Go | Go (and) boil your head. (slang) A disrespectful expression of scorn or disdain; get lost. | boil your head | 67%
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| Lay low | Lay low and sing small. To be, make oneself, or remain hidden or inconspicuous; to avoid being found, detected, or scrutinized by others. (A common error for the grammatically correct "lie low.") | sing small | 66%
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| A whole team | A whole team and the dog under the wagon. (old-fashioned, primarily US) A person who is extremely talented or capable; the person who does all the work or is responsible for success. | the dog under the wagon | 57%
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