Pairs #8

Dine and dash. (Canada, US, informal) The crime of eating a meal in a restaurant and leaving without paying.

There’s a time and a place for everything. A proverb indicating that the speaker considers what the listener is doing to be inappropriate under the circumstances.

Ebony and ivory. Originally a reference to the materials used to finish piano keys before trade in ivory was banned. Also, the title of a 1982 single by Paul McCartney featuring Stevie Wonder.

Pancakes and syrup. A (mostly breakfast) food pairing.

Wake and bake. (slang) To smoke marijuana soon after waking up.

Lakes and streams. Types of bodies of water, one still and one flowing.

Yes and no. An answer in reply to a yes-no question, indicating there is no simple "yes" or "no" answer.

Odds and sods. (chiefly UK, informal) Miscellaneous items.

Kicking and screaming. Against someone's will; with extreme reluctance on someone's part.

Quick and dirty. (idiomatic) Done or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.

Juking and jiving. Demonstrating frivolity or evasiveness, triviality or inanity. Also, telling a misleading story for advantage.

Hail and Farewell. A traditional military event whereby those coming to and departing from an organization are celebrated.

A swing and a miss. (idiomatic) A sincere but unsuccessful attempt; an allusion to unsuccessful physical actions in such sports as cricket, baseball or boxing.

Tall and thin. Lanky or gangly.

When all’s said and done. (idiomatic) In the end; ultimately.

Bait and switch. An unscrupulous and sometimes illegal sales technique, in which an inexpensive product is advertised to attract prospective customers who are then told by sales personnel that the inexpensive product is unavailable or of poor quality and are instead urged to buy a more expensive product.

Gin and tonic. A simple cocktail made from gin and tonic water, often served on ice and with a slice of lime or lemon.

Rant and rave. (idiomatic) To express furious anger.

Ages and generations. A long time.

Fair and square. Within the applicable rules.

Mad dogs and Englishmen. An expression remarking about hot weather, taken from the lyrics of the 1931 song of the same name by Noël Coward whose refrain is “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun.”

Up close and personal. With intimate detail and from a perspective of closeness, sometimes with the implication of intrusiveness or invasion of privacy.

Cap and gown. An academic robe and cap with mortarboard.

Bag and baggage. With all one's possessions.