Pairs #7

Name and address. Specific identifiable information used to describe or identify an individual or entity, and their specific location or contact point.

Question and answer. A type of informational session during which an individual or an audience asks questions and another individual or group answers them.

Odds and ends. (idiomatic) Miscellaneous things.

Tables and chairs. A pair of necessities when setting up for a party or banquet.

Dead and gone. (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.

X’s and O’s. (1) The game of tic-tac-toe (noughts and crosses in the UK). (2) An abbreviation for kisses and hugs.

Kibbles ‘n Bits. A brand of dog food since 1981.

Ghosts and goblins. Supernatural creatures to avoid, especially at Halloween.

Back and forth. From one place to another and back again.

Again and again. Repeatedly.

Wait and see. To await the course of events before taking action.

Surf and turf. A meal that combines seafood and meat, typically lobster or shrimp and steak.

Ladies and gentlemen. A phrase used to address an audience of both sexes.

Cake and ice cream. A food pairing that is de rigueur at children’s birthday parties.

Kippers and custard. At one time, an exasperated or evasive British parent’s answer to a child’s question, “What’s for supper/tea?”

Yea and amen. 1) (Christianity) An enthusiastic agreement. 2. (colloquial) A submissive, uncritical and unquestioning agreement.

Rack and pinion. A pair of gears, consisting of a circular pinion that engages with the teeth of a flat bar, that converts rotational into linear motion; used in the steering mechanism of cars, and in some railways.

Hack and slash. (roleplaying games, video games, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy.

Ice and snow. A possible winter weather forecast.

Out and about. (idiomatic) Engaged in day-to-day activities requiring travel.

A blessing and a curse. Something that is both a benefit and a burden, or that may seem initially beneficial but also brings unforeseen negative consequences.

Ebb and flow. 1) The flowing out and in of the tide. 2) (figuratively) A large flowing out and in, or any waxing and waning of fortunes or activity.

Safe and secure. Free from harm, risk and danger.

Vim and vigor. (idiomatic) energetic spirit, zeal, vitality.