Just between you
Just between you and me. In confidence.
Stress
Stress and strain. (engineering, materials science) The force applied to a material per unit area (stress), and the deformation or change in the shape of the material that results from the applied force (strain).
Still
Still and all. Despite the preceding.
Bow
Bow and scrape. (idiomatic) To behave in a servile, obsequious, or excessively polite manner.
A gentleman
A gentleman and a scholar. (idiomatic) An admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).
Bound
Bound and gagged. Tied up with something placed over or in one’s mouth.
Get-up
Get-up-and-go. Enthusiastic and energetic drive or ambition.
Strike
Strike and dip. (geology) A measurement convention used to describe the plane orientation or attitude of a planar geologic feature.
Huffing
Huffing and puffing. Breathing heavily.
Lord
Lord and master. One who has control or dominance.
Blood
Blood and thunder. Both melodramatically violent and aggressive.
Dog
Dog and pony show. (idiomatic) Any presentation or display that is overly contrived or intricate, while lacking real substance.
Draw the sword
Draw the sword and throw away the scabbard. To approach or prepare for a conflict or military engagement with no intention of resolving it peacefully.
A day late
A day late and a dollar short. (US, idiomatic) Too late and too feeble to achieve the desired effect.
Beer
Beer and skittles. Fun times; pleasure and leisure.
Large as life
Large as life and twice as ugly. Presented before someone, often surprisingly or unfortunately so.
The good Lord willing
The good Lord willing and the creek don’t rise. (idiomatic, US, informal) Barring unforeseen circumstances.
A close chewer
A close chewer and a tight spitter. Someone who is very frugal or stingy.
Alpha
Alpha and omega. The first and last; the beginning and end. (From the first and final letters of the Greek alphabet.)
A dollar
A dollar and a dream. A dream to do or accomplish something with no monetary means of achieving it.
Short back
Short back and sides. A typically men's haircut where the sides and the back are left shorter than the top of the hair.
Best bib
Best bib and tucker. (informal) One’s finest clothing.
A fair field
A fair field and no favour. An environment in which all who are present or participate are afforded equal conditions and opportunities, having neither handicap nor advantage compared to their peers.
Now
Now and again. (idiomatic) Sometimes; occasionally; intermittently.
Cut
Cut and paste. (computing) To delete text or other data in one document and insert it in the same or a different one.
a dollar short
a dream
a scholar
a tight spitter
again
all
dip
gagged
go
master
me
no favour
omega
paste
pony show
puffing
scrape
sides
skittles
strain
the creek don’t rise
throw away the scabbard
thunder
tucker
twice as ugly
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