| Hint | Explanation | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| In | In and out. A short while. | Out | 95%
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| Buy | Buy and sell. (law) An agreement between the buyer and the seller whereby the seller has the duty to transfer the ownership of property to the buyer and the buyer pays the price of the property to the seller. | Sell | 95%
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| This | This and that. Various unspecified things. | That | 95%
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| Give | Give and take. (idiomatic) A process of compromise or accommodation. | Take | 94%
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| Bigger | Move on to bigger and better things. To get a better job or improve one’s life in some way. | Better | 91%
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| Read | Read and write. Capabilities that are steps toward literacy. | Write | 91%
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| A rock | Between a rock and a hard place. 1. (idiomatic) In a difficult and inescapable position. 2. (idiomatic) Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary. | A hard place | 88%
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| Dead | Dead and buried. 1. (idiomatic) Of an issue, moot, passed, irrelevant, forgotten. 2. (idiomatic) Of a project or plan, wholly dispensed with; never to be completed or revived. | Buried | 87%
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| Trial | Trial and error. The process of finding a solution to a problem by trying many possible solutions and learning from mistakes until success is attained. | Error | 85%
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| Black | Black and blue. (colloquial, of a person) Having obvious bruises of the skin, typically from falling or being hit or punched. | Blue | 84%
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| By guess | By guess and by golly. By any means; without careful planning; relying on guesswork and luck. | By golly | 79%
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| Fire | Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. A 2018 book by journalist Michael Wolff. | Fury | 79%
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| Lock | Lock and load. (US, slang) To prepare for an imminent event. | Load | 78%
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| King | For king and country. A battle cry of English soldiers willing to lay down their lives for their king and their country. | Country | 76%
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| Baubles | Baubles and beads. Ornaments designed for decoration. | Beads | 73%
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| Short | Short and fat. A description of an individual who is vertically challenged and horizontally blessed. | Fat | 72%
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| Airs | Airs and graces. Pretentious or snobbish behavior. | Graces | 64%
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| Warts | Warts and all. (idiomatic, informal) In a manner which does not conceal shortcomings or imperfections. | All | 62%
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| Hill | Over hill and dale. 1. Across a wide expanse of rural land. 2. All over the area; far and wide. | Dale | 59%
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| Out | Out and proud. A description of an LGBTQ+ individual who is public about their sexual orientation or non-binary gender identity and unapologetic about it. | Proud | 58%
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| High | High and tight. A military variant of the crew cut. | Tight | 57%
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| Fun | Fun and frolic(s). Activities that are joyful, amusing, and generally carefree. | Frolic(s) | 54%
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| Dandelion | Dandelion and burdock. A beverage originating and commonly consumed in the British Isles since the Middle Ages. Originally a light mead, but today a carbonated drink. | Burdock | 52%
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| Bread | Bread and circuses. 1. Food and entertainment provided by the state, particularly if intended to placate the people. 2. (by extension) Grand spectacles staged or statements made to distract and pacify people. | Circuses | 32%
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| Good | Good & Fruity. A brand of chewy fruit-flavored candy, most recently produced in the US by The Hershey Company until being discontinued in 2018. | Fruity | 17%
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