Pairs #66 - Statistics

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Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
up one side	up one side and down the other. To an extreme, severe, or thorough degree.	down the other	92%
mess with the bull	mess with the bull (and you) get the horns. If you anger, irritate, or provoke someone enough, you will induce some hostile retaliation or emotional reaction.	you get the horns	90%
between you	between you and me. What is going to be or has been said should not be told to anyone else. This phrase is usually said along with information that needs to be kept secret.	me	88%
one step forward	one step forward and two steps back. With or marked by a small amount progress that is then eradicated by a larger amount of setbacks, problems, or difficulties.	two steps back	88%
off-	off-and-on relationship. A turbulent romantic relationship that ends and then resumes again in a frequently or continually repeating cycle.	-on relationship	86%
when all’s said	when all's said and done. When everything is finished or resolved.	done	84%
lost	lost and gone forever. Lost forever; having no chance of ever being recovered.	gone forever	84%
out	out and out. Absolute; total.	out	74%
all vine	all vine and no taters. All display with no real value.	no taters	72%
pick-	pick-and-shovel work. Any tedious, monotonous work (not necessarily involving physical labor).	-shovel work	72%
all present	all present and correct (primarily UK). All people or things being tallied are present, or their location or status is known or has been considered.	correct	70%
nice	nice and cozy. Very cozy.	cozy	70%
pickin’	pickin' and grinnin'. Energetically and enthusiastically playing music on a guitar or banjo.	grinnin’	70%
on for young	on for young and old (primarily Australia). Underway and characterized by sincere or earnest efforts.	old	68%
to strain at a gnat	to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. To resist, criticize, or bemoan something minor or inconsequential while ignoring or overlooking something much more serious or important. The expression originated in the Bible, in Matthew 23:24.	swallow a camel	68%
to swear up	to swear up and down. To make a very serious, solemn pledge, especially that one is telling the truth.	down	66%
by	by and large. In general; overall.	large	64%
stuff	stuff and nonsense. Foolishness; absurd behavior or talk.	nonsense	64%
go through fire	go through fire and water. To face many challenges in the process of doing or accomplishing something.	water	62%
peek	peek and shriek (medical slang). An incident in which a surgeon cuts open the patient's body, then discovers that the patient's health is much worse than anticipated. As a result, the surgeon closes the incision without performing the planned procedure.	shriek	60%
one	one and the same. Identical; the very same.	the same	58%
that	that and fifty cents will buy you a cup of coffee (primarily US, obsolete). Used to express that something is utterly worthless. (Fifty cents used to be enough money to buy a cup of coffee. This expression was already inflated from the earlier expression “that and a nickel will buy you a cup of coffee.” Somehow, “that and $2.50 will buy you a cup of coffee” just doesn’t have the same effect.)	fifty cents will buy you a cup of coffee	54%
ridden hard	ridden hard and put away wet (primarily US). 1. Of a horse, ridden until a lather of sweat has formed, then put into the stable without having been dried. 2. By extension, mistreated, especially through a lack of care or improper use. 3. Physically, emotionally, or mentally tired and worn out.	put away wet	52%
spit	spit and sawdust (primarily UK). Describing a basic, old-fashioned pub that is perhaps not as clean as more modernized establishments. In the past, many pubs had sawdust on the floor.	sawdust	46%
have hung up	have hung up and salted (rural). To know everything about something. Often used ironically.	salted	16%

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