Pairs #8

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.

Fair and square. Within the applicable rules.

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.

Bag and baggage. With all one's possessions.

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

Tall and thin. Lanky or gangly.

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

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

Name and number. To take someone’s name and number is to collect their contact information.

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.

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

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

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

Ages and generations. A long time.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.”

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

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