Hand
Hand and glove. (Also hand in glove.) In close association or collaboration (with someone or something).
Battered
Battered and bruised. 1. Having many minor injuries, as from a physical assault or altercation. 2. Thoroughly worn down or exhausted, as from an exhausting or trying experience.
Day
Day and age. The current time period. Typically used in the phrase "in this day and age."
All brawn
All brawn and no brain. Having great power or physical strength but lacking mental acuity or intelligence.
Take the ball
Take the ball and run with it. To further develop or expand upon an idea or plan to its fullest potential.
A mover
A mover and a shaker. A person who is able to get things done with their power, influence, or money.
Bam
Bam and scram. The act of causing or contributing to a motor vehicle accident on the road and fleeing the scene so as not to be identified and held responsible.
East is East
East is East and West is West. Part of the proverb “East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet,” from a Rudyard Kipling poem, and said of two things that are too different to ever be agreeable or harmonious.
Kiss
Kiss and make up. To reconcile or resolve differences. The phrase can refer to a literal kiss, typically among a romantic couple, but is also used figuratively.
On a wing
On a wing and a prayer. With the hope of a positive outcome despite little chance of success.
Scrimp
Scrimp and save. To spend as little money as possible; to be especially frugal, especially with the aim of saving up for something bigger.
Died
Died and gone to heaven. Part of the cliché “I thought I'd died and gone to heaven,” an expression of supreme enjoyment or contentment.
Ye gods
Ye gods and little fishes! (primarily US, euphemism, old fashioned) An exclamation of shock, astonishment, or incredulity. A more emphatic, though less serious, way of saying "ye gods," a minced oath used as a stand-in for the more blasphemous "Oh my God!"
Man proposes
Man proposes, and God disposes. Forces outside our control can determine the success or failure of our most ambitious or ingenious plans.
Ragtag
Ragtag and bobtail. (Also rag, tag and bobtail.) Low-life, riffraff.
Up
Up and coming. (Also up-and-coming.) On a trajectory to become established or successful, especially in a career or as a business.
Charge it to the dust
Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it. A humorous response when one is not likely to pay for something.
Not worth a whoop
Not worth a whoop and a holler. Useless or worthless.
Far
Far and near. From or in many different places, often ones that are a long distance away.
Inside
Inside and out. Thoroughly; down to the last detail.
Get in the boat
Get in the boat and row. To take action, especially while working together with others.
Pay the piper
Pay the piper and call the tune. To be able to dictate how some situation proceeds because one has funded it.
Wake up
Wake up and smell the roses. To take time to enjoy the finer or more enjoyable aspects of life, especially when one has become overworked or overly stressed.
Cheers
Cheers and jeers. Praise from some and scorn from others; a mixed reaction.
Laugh
Laugh and grow fat. A proverb meaning that laughter and cheer tend to have a positive effect on one's health.
a holler
a prayer
a shaker
age
bobtail
bruised
call the tune
coming
glove
God disposes
gone to heaven
grow fat
jeers
let the rain settle it
little fishes
make up
near
no brain
out
row
run with it
save
scram
smell the roses
West is West
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