and

See:
  • 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
  • (I've) got to go home and get my beauty sleep
  • (a little/bit) rough and ready
  • (all) beer and skittles
  • (all) skin and bones
  • (all) sweetness and light
  • (all) well and good
  • (and) not before time!
  • (and) that ain't hay
  • (and) that's that
  • (and) yourself
  • (as) certain as death and taxes
  • (as) different as chalk and cheese
  • (as) different as night and day
  • (as) large as life and twice as ugly
  • (as) quiet as a mouse
  • (as) sure as death and taxes
  • (but) still and all
  • (butter and) egg money
  • (draw the sword and) throw away the scabbard
  • (every) now and again
  • (every) now and then
  • (it) doesn't hurt to ask
  • (it) never hurts to ask
  • (just) between you and me
  • (not) the be-all and end-all
  • (one's) (own) flesh and blood
  • (one's) best bib and tucker
  • (one's) lord and master
  • (one) has made (one's) bed and (one) will have to lie in it
  • (one) made (one's) bed and (one) has to lie in it
  • (one) made (one's) bed and (one) must lie in it
  • (right) here and now
  • (the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise
  • (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians
  • (well,) butter my butt and call me a biscuit
  • (with) might and main
  • (you) pay your money and take your choice
  • 110 proof
  • 40 acres and a mule
  • Adam and Eve
  • Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve
  • All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
  • All's fair in love and war
  • And (what) if I don't?
  • And how!
  • And that's that
  • And you?
  • And your point is?
  • Art is long and life is short
  • As I live and breathe!
  • Ask no questions and hear no lies
  • B and B
  • B. and B
  • Banbury story of a cock and a bull
  • Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father
  • Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your aunt
  • Box and Cox
  • Brahms and Liszt
  • Buckley's and Nunn('s)
  • Buckley's and none
  • Can I have a word with you?
  • Charge it to the dust and let the rain settle it
  • Children and fools tell the truth
  • Come and get it!
  • Come back and see us
  • Come in and make yourself at home
  • Come in and sit a spell
  • Dame Partington and her mop
  • Damon and Pythias
  • Darby and Joan
  • December, May and
  • Desert and reward seldom keep company
  • Dream of a funeral and you hear of a marriage
  • Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
  • East is East and West is West
  • East is East and West is West (and never the twain shall meet)
  • Feed a cold and starve a fever
  • Fields have eyes, and woods have ears
  • Forgive and forget
  • Forty acres and a mule
  • Frick and Frack
  • Genius is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
  • Genius is ten percent inspiration and ninety percent perspiration
  • Give a beggar a horse, and he'll ride it to death.
  • Give an inch and he'll take a mile
  • Give enough rope and he'll hang himself
  • Give us the tools, and we will finish the job
  • Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.
  • Go on
  • God sends meat and the devil sends cooks
  • God willing and the creek don't rise
  • God willing and the creek don’t rise
  • Great oaks from little acorns grow, and Mighty oaks from little ...
  • Greetings and felicitations
  • Greetings and felicitations!
  • Greetings and salutations
  • He who fights and runs away, may live to fight another day
  • Heaven protects children and drunken men
  • Hell and half of Georgia
  • Hellfire and damnation!
  • Hell’s bells and buckets of blood!
  • Herb and Al
  • Here today, gone tomorrow
  • Hope for the best and prepare for the worst
  • I didn't catch that remark. and I didn't get that.; I didn't hear you
  • I didn't catch the name, and I didn't catch your name
  • I hear what you're saying, and I hear you
  • I must love you and leave you
  • I'd like a word with you. and Could I have a word with you?
  • I'll love you and leave you
  • I'm damned if I do and damned if I don't
  • I'm from Missouri
  • If ifs and ands were pots and pans
  • It's raining pitchforks
  • Jekyll and Hyde
  • Jesus, Mary, and Joseph!
  • Jill of all trades(, master of none)
  • Keep a thing seven years and you'll find a use for it
  • Keep your shop and your shop will keep you
  • Laugh and the world laughs with you; weep and you weep alone
  • Lend your money and lose your friend
  • Lend your money and lose your friend.
  • Let's rock and roll!
  • Life is short and time is swift
  • Life isn't all beer and skittles
  • Little and often fills the purse
  • Lo and behold!
  • Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, the
  • M. and M.s
  • March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
  • March comes in like a lion, and goes out like a lamb
  • Netflix and chill
  • Not if I see you sooner, and Not if I see you first
  • Not in a thousand years! and Never in a thousand years!
  • One cannot love and be wise
  • One hand for oneself and one for the ship
  • Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
  • Rise and shine!
  • Sam and Dave
  • Scylla and Charybdis
  • Seek and ye shall find
  • Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil
  • Set a beggar on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil.
  • Siegfried and Roy
  • T. and A
  • TLC
  • Tell the truth and shame the devil
  • There is a time and a place for everything
  • There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip
  • They also serve who only stand and wait
  • Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
  • Three strikes and you are out
  • Throw dirt enough, and some will stick
  • Time and tide wait for no man
  • Times change and we with time
  • Tom, Dick, and Harry
  • Too many chiefs and not enough Indians
  • Truth, justice, and the American Way
  • Uncle Tom Cobleigh and all
  • Uncle Tom Cobley and all
  • What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine
  • Why keep a dog and bark yourself?
  • You and what army?
  • You and who else?
  • You cannot have your cake and eat it
  • You cannot serve God and mammon
  • You pays your money and you takes your chance
  • Your mileage may vary. and YMMV
  • a Jekyll and Hyde
  • a ball and chain
  • a boon and a bane
  • a bread-and-butter letter
  • a chicken and egg situation/problem
  • a chicken-and-egg problem
  • a chicken-and-egg situation
  • a close chewer and a tight spitter
  • a cock and bull story
  • a cock-and-bull story
  • a committee is a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours
  • a day late and a dollar short
  • a dog and pony show
  • a down-and-outer
  • a fair field and no favor
  • a fair field and no favour
  • a false friend and a shadow stay only while the sun shines
  • a fool and his money are soon parted
  • a gentleman and a scholar
  • a hoot and a half
  • a hop, skip, and a jump
  • a hue and cry
  • a hundred and one (something)
  • a hundred and ten percent
  • a hundred/thousand/million and one things/things to do, etc.
  • a lick and a promise
  • a little bit of bread and no cheese
  • a matter of life and death
  • a million and one (something)
  • a mover and a shaker
  • a mover and shaker
  • a nod and a wink
  • a nudge and a wink
  • a pinch and a punch for the first of the month
  • a place for everything, and everything in its place
  • a quick drop and a sudden stop
  • a scholar and a gentleman
  • a short back and sides
  • a thin line between love and hate
  • a thing of shreds and patches
  • a thousand and one (something)
  • a whistling woman and a crowing hen are neither fit for God nor men
  • a whole team and the dog under the wagon
  • a whoop and a holler
  • a year and a day
  • a/the land of milk and honey
  • above and beyond
  • above and beyond something
  • above and beyond the call of duty
  • accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative
  • after all is said and done
  • after everything is said and done
  • again and again
  • aid and abet
  • aid and abet, to
  • airs and graces
  • alarms and excursions
  • alarums and excursions
  • alive (live) and kicking (well)
  • alive and kicking
  • alive and well
  • all (that) meat and no potatoes
  • all and some
  • all and sundry
  • all bark and no bite
  • all brawn and no brain
  • all cry and no wool
  • all day and every day
  • all dressed up and nowhere to go
  • all eyes and ears
  • all for one, and one for all
  • all fur coat and no knickers
  • all gas and gaiters
  • all hands and the cook
  • all hat and no cattle
  • all horns and rattles
  • all hours
  • all hours (of the day and night)
  • all in the Kool-Aid and don't know the flavor
  • all intents and purposes, for (to)
  • all is fair in love and war
  • all meat and no potatoes
  • all mops and brooms
  • all mouth and no trousers
  • all mouth and trousers
  • all my eye (and Betty Martin)
  • all oak and iron bound
  • all oak and iron bound and *sound as a barrel
  • all over Hell and half of Georgia
  • all over creation
  • all over hell and gone
  • all piss and wind
  • all present and accounted for
  • all present and correct
  • all shapes and sizes
  • all show and no go
  • all sizzle and no steak
  • all sweetness and light
  • all talk (and no action)
  • all talk and no cider
  • all talk and no trousers
  • all that and then some
  • all that meat and no potatoes
  • all the way to Egery and back
  • all thumbs
  • all vine and no taters
  • all well and good
  • all wool and a yard wide
  • all wool and no shoddy
  • all work and no play
  • all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy)
  • all's fair in love and war
  • alpha and omega
  • alpha and omega, the
  • alternate between
  • alternate between (people or things)
  • an arm and a leg
  • an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
  • an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
  • an open-and-shut case
  • and (all) that
  • and (something) to spare
  • and I don't play one on TV
  • and I think you do
  • and a good job, too
  • and a good thing, too
  • and a half
  • and a partridge in a pear tree
  • and all
  • and all that
  • and all that jazz
  • and all this
  • and be done with it
  • and change
  • and counting
  • and crap
  • and everything
  • and hang the cost
  • and his mother
  • and how
  • and how!
  • and it's not even close
  • and no messing
  • and no mistake
  • and no mistake!
  • and one (more) for luck
  • and shit
  • and so
  • and so forth
  • and so on
  • and so on and so forth
  • and some change
  • and stuff like that
  • and stuff like that (there)
  • and stuff like that there
  • and such
  • and that
  • and that ain't hay
  • and that's a fact
  • and that's flat
  • and that's flat!
  • and that's that
  • and the band played on
  • and the horse you came in on
  • and the horse you rode in on
  • and the like
  • and the rest
  • and then some
  • and there you have it
  • and things
  • and things (like that)
  • and this and that
  • and those
  • and to spare
  • and what have you
  • and what not
  • and whatnot
  • and yet
  • and you
  • and your little dog, too
  • and/or
  • any Tom, Dick, and Harry
  • apples and oranges
  • apples and oranges, like comparing
  • argue around and around
  • argue round and round
  • arm and a leg
  • armed and dangerous
  • around and around
  • art is long and life is short
  • as American as mom and apple pie
  • as American as motherhood and apple pie
  • as I live and breathe
  • as and when
  • as clear as black and white
  • as different as chalk and cheese
  • as old as my eyes and a little (bit) older than my teeth
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
  • ask a silly/stupid question (and you'll get a silly/stupid answer)
  • ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer
  • ask me no questions, (and) I'll tell you no lies
  • ask no questions and hear no lies
  • assault and battery
  • assholes and elbows
  • at (one's) beck and call
  • at all hours (of the day and night)
  • at beck and call
  • at one's beck and call
  • at rack and manger
  • at sixes and sevens
  • at somebody's beck and call
  • at someone's beck and call
  • avoid evil and it will avoid thee
  • back and edge
  • back and fill
  • back and fill, to
  • back and forth
  • backward and forward
  • backward(s) and forward(s)
  • bag and baggage
  • bait and switch
  • ball and chain
  • bam and scram
  • be (all) skin and bone(s)
  • be (not) all beer and skittles
  • be (not) all fun and games
  • be (not) all moonlight and roses
  • be a (something) through and through
  • be alive and kicking
  • be alive and well
  • be all brawn and no brain(s)
  • be all dressed up and nowhere to go
  • be all fingers and thumbs
  • be all fur coat and no knickers
  • be all hat and no cattle
  • be all sweetness and light
  • be all talk (and no action)
  • be art and part of
  • be art and part of (something)
  • be as/like oil and water
  • be at (one's) beck and call
  • be at (one) hammer and tongs
  • be at it hammer and tongs
  • be at sixes and sevens
  • be at someone's beck and call
  • be bitter and twisted
  • be bound and determined
  • be bright and breezy
  • be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • be chalk and cheese
  • be damned if you do and damned if you don't
  • be dead and buried
  • be done and dusted
  • be dragged kicking and screaming
  • be far and away
  • be far and away the (something)
  • be few and far between
  • be flesh and blood
  • be footloose and fancy-free
  • be full of piss and vinegar
  • be hand and foot to (one)
  • be home and dry
  • be home and hosed
  • be hot and cold
  • be jumping up and down
  • be like Ephraim and Menashe
  • be like oil and water
  • be meat and drink
  • be meat and drink to
  • be meat and drink to (someone)
  • be nip and tuck
  • be on pins and needles
  • be on the straight and narrow
  • be on the up and up
  • be out of house and home
  • be over and done with
  • be over the hills and far away
  • be part and parcel of
  • be part and parcel of (something)
  • be part and parcel of something
  • be penny-wise and dollar-foolish
  • be penny-wise and pound-foolish
  • be short and sweet
  • be sick and tired of (something)
  • be skin and bone
  • be tarred and feathered
  • be the chief cook and bottle washer
  • be the life and soul of the party
  • be the spit and image of (someone)
  • be tired and emotional
  • be touch-and-go
  • be up and around
  • be up and down
  • be-all and end-all
  • be-all and end-all, the
  • be/go at somebody/something hammer and tongs
  • beck and call
  • bed and board
  • bed and breakfast
  • bed-and-breakfast
  • been and gone and done it
  • been to hell and back
  • beer and skittles
  • beer and skittles, (life is) not all
  • believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see
  • bell, book, and candle
  • bell, book, and candle things that are miraculous or that signal that
  • bells and whistles
  • belt and braces
  • best bib and tucker
  • best bib and tucker, one's
  • best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray
  • between
  • between (someone or something) and (someone or something else)
  • between Scylla and Charybdis
  • between a rock and a hard place
  • between dog and wolf
  • between hawk and buzzard
  • between hay and grass
  • between life and death
  • between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • between the hammer and the anvil
  • between the jigs and the reels
  • between wind and water
  • between you and me
  • between you and me and the bedpost
  • between you and me and the bedpost/gatepost/four walls/lamppost
  • between you me and the bedpost
  • between you, (and) me, and the bedpost
  • between you, (and) me, and the gatepost
  • between you, me and the bedpost
  • between you, me and the gatepost
  • between you, me, and the bedpost
  • between you, me, and the lamppost
  • between you, me, and these four walls
  • betwixt and between
  • big and bold
  • big and burly
  • big as life
  • bigger than life and twice as ugly
  • bill and coo
  • bind (one) hand and foot
  • bind someone hand and foot
  • bind/tie somebody hand and foot
  • binge and purge
  • birds and the bees, the
  • bitch and moan
  • bits and bobs
  • bits and pieces
  • black and blue
  • black and white
  • black-and-blue
  • blink-and-you-miss-it
  • blocking and tackling
  • blood and guts
  • blood and iron
  • blood and thunder
  • blood, sweat and tears
  • blood, sweat, and tears
  • blow hot and cold
  • blow hot and cold, to
  • blue and white
  • blued, screwed, and tattooed
  • blues and twos
  • board and lodging
  • bob and weave
  • body and soul
  • boots and all
  • born and bred
  • born and raised
  • bottle and glass
  • bounce (something) back and forth
  • bounce back and forth
  • bounce up and down
  • bound and determined
  • bound and determined to
  • bound and determined to (do something)
  • bound hand and foot
  • bow and scrape
  • bow and scrape, to
  • boys and girls
  • boys and girls in blue
  • boys and their toys
  • brains and brawn
  • brains and/versus brawn
  • brains versus brawn
  • brass hat
  • bread and butter
  • bread and circuses
  • bread and water
  • bread-and-butter letter
  • break down and cry
  • break in(to) tears
  • break out in tears and break in tears
  • break out in(to) tears
  • breaking and entering
  • brick -and-mortar
  • brick-and-mortar
  • bricks and mortar
  • bricks-and-mortar
  • bright and breezy
  • bright and early
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
  • bring that up again and we'll vote on it
  • bruised and battered
  • brute force and (bloody) ignorance
  • bubble and squeak
  • bull and cow
  • bump and grind
  • bushel and a peck
  • bushel and a peck (and some in a gourd)
  • butter-and-egg man
  • by and by
  • by and large
  • by far
  • by fits and starts
  • by guess and by God
  • by guess and by golly
  • by guess and by gosh
  • by leaps and bounds
  • by main strength and awkwardness
  • by return mail
  • by return mail and by return post
  • by return post
  • by trial and error
  • by/in leaps and bounds
  • cakes and ale
  • call a meeting to order and call the meeting to order
  • call a/the meeting to order
  • call balls and strikes
  • can't be helped. and couldn't be helped
  • can't complain
  • can't complain. and nothing to complain about
  • can't live with them, can't live without them
  • cap and gown
  • carriage and pair
  • carrot and stick
  • carrot and the stick, the
  • carrot-and-stick
  • carry fire in one hand and water in the other
  • cash-and-carry
  • cat and mouse
  • cat and mouse, game of/to play
  • cat-and-dog life
  • cat-and-mouse game
  • cats and dogs
  • caught between the devil and the deep blue sea
  • cause (some) eyebrows to raise
  • cause eyebrows to raise and cause some raised eyebrows
  • cause some raised eyebrows
  • cease and desist
  • chalk and cheese
  • chalk and talk
  • chapter and verse
  • chapter and verse, cite/give
  • cheap and cheerful
  • cheap and nasty
  • checks and balances
  • cheese and kisses
  • chicken and egg
  • chief cook and bottle washer
  • chief cook and bottle-washer
  • chief cook and bottlewasher
  • children should be seen and not heard
  • chip and dip
  • chips and dip
  • chop and change
  • cite (something) chapter and verse
  • cloak-and-dagger
  • close (one's) eyes and think of England
  • close chewer and a tight spitter
  • close down
  • close down and shut down
  • close only counts in horseshoes (and hand grenades)
  • coat and tie
  • cock and bull story
  • cock-and-bull story
  • coffee and
  • coffee and Danish
  • collar-and-tie men
  • come and get it
  • come and go
  • come from far and wide
  • come in all shapes and sizes
  • come thick and fast
  • come to the point
  • come to the point and get to the point
  • come up roses
  • coming and going, have someone
  • comings and goings
  • company manners
  • compare apples and oranges
  • cool, calm, and collected
  • cork high and bottle deep
  • cost a pretty penny
  • cost an arm and a leg
  • cost an arm and a leg/a pretty penny, to
  • cost/pay an arm and a leg
  • could fight a circle-saw (and it a runnin')
  • crash and burn
  • cross my heart
  • cross my heart (and hope to die)
  • cross my heart (and point to God/hope to die)
  • cross my heart and hope to die
  • curl up
  • curl up and die
  • cut and dried
  • cut and paste
  • cut and run
  • cut and run, to
  • cut and thrust
  • damned if (one) does and damned if (one) doesn't
  • damned if you do and damned if you don't
  • dart in and out
  • day and age
  • day and night
  • day in and day out
  • day late and a dollar short
  • dead and buried
  • dead and buried/gone
  • dead and gone
  • deaf and dumb
  • death and taxes
  • death and taxes, (certain as)
  • death and taxes, certain as
  • decide among
  • decide between
  • devil and deep blue sea
  • devil to pay, the
  • different as night and day
  • dirty (one's) hands
  • discern between (someone or something) and (someone or something)
  • discern between and
  • divide and conquer
  • divide and conquer/rule/govern, to
  • divide and rule
  • do a one-eighty
  • do's and don'ts
  • doesn't hurt to ask. and never hurts to ask
  • dog and pony show
  • dog-and-pony show
  • dollars-and-cents
  • done and done
  • done and dusted
  • doom and gloom
  • dos and don'ts
  • dot (one's) I's and cross (one's) t's
  • dot the i's and cross the t's
  • dot the i's and cross the t's, to
  • dot the/your i's and cross the/your t's
  • down and dirty
  • down and out
  • down to chili and beans
  • down-and-outer
  • do’s and don’ts
  • drag (someone) kicking and screaming
  • drag someone kicking and screaming
  • draw (someone or something) out of (someone or something)
  • draw a line between
  • draw a line between (two things)
  • draw and quarter
  • draw in (one's) horns
  • draw in horns and pull in horns
  • draw out
  • draw out of and draw out
  • draw the line between and else Go to draw a line between
  • drawn and quartered
  • dribs and drabs
  • drive a coach and horses through
  • drive a coach and horses through (something)
  • drive a coach and horses through something
  • drive a wedge between (someone or something)
  • drive a wedge between A and B
  • drive a wedge between someone and someone
  • drop (one) a few lines
  • drop (one) a line
  • drop (one) a note
  • drop a line and drop a few lines; drop a note
  • drunk and disorderly
  • duck and cover
  • duck and dive
  • ducking and diving
  • ducks and drakes
  • dust and ashes
  • each and every one
  • early to bed and early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise)
  • early to bed, early to rise (makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise)
  • eat (one) out of house and home
  • eat and run
  • eat one's cake and have it (too)
  • eat one's cake and have it, too
  • eat one's cake and have it, too, to
  • eat out of house and home
  • eat somebody out of house and home
  • eat someone out of house and home
  • eat someone out of house and home, to
  • eat, drink and be merry
  • eat, drink, and be merry
  • eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die
  • ebb and flow
  • effing and blinding
  • elbow (one) out
  • elbow (one) out of (something)
  • elbow out of and elbow out
  • elders and betters
  • enough and some to spare
  • enough to keep body and soul together
  • escape the bear and fall to the lion
  • ever and
  • ever and again
  • ever and anon
  • every (old) nook and cranny
  • every Tom, Dick, and Harry
  • every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost
  • every nook and cranny
  • every now and
  • every now and then
  • every/any Tom, Dick and/or Harry
  • everybody and his brother
  • everybody and his cousin
  • everybody and his dog
  • everybody and his mother
  • everybody and his mum
  • everybody and his uncle
  • everybody and their brother
  • everybody and their dog
  • everybody and their mother
  • everybody and their mum
  • everyone and his brother
  • everyone and his cousin
  • everyone and his dog
  • everyone and his mother
  • everyone and his mum
  • everyone and his uncle
  • everyone and their brother
  • everyone and their dog
  • everyone and their mother
  • everyone and their mum
  • everything an' all
  • everything and the kitchen sink
  • fair and impartial
  • fair and square
  • fall for (someone or something) hook, line, and sinker
  • fall for someone hook, line and sinker
  • fall for something hook, line and sinker
  • far and away
  • far and away the best
  • far and away the best (something)
  • far and near
  • far and wide
  • fast and furious
  • fast and loose
  • faster and faster
  • fat and happy
  • fat and sassy
  • feed a cold, starve a fever
  • feel hot and cold
  • fend and prove
  • fetch and carry
  • fetch and carry (for someone)
  • few and far between
  • fight (someone or something) hammer and tongs
  • fight hammer and tongs
  • fight like cat and dog
  • fight tooth and claw
  • fight tooth and nail
  • final will and testament
  • fine and dandy
  • fire and brimstone
  • first and foremost
  • first and last
  • fit and trim
  • fits and starts
  • fits and starts, by
  • five-and-ten
  • flesh and blood
  • flesh and blood, I'm only/one's own
  • flora and fauna
  • flotsam and jetsam
  • fluctuate between (something) and (something)
  • fool and his money are soon parted
  • fool and his money are soon parted, a
  • fools build houses and wise men live in them
  • footloose and fancy free
  • footloose and fancy-free
  • for a lark
  • for a lark and on a lark
  • for all intents and purposes
  • for ever and a day
  • for giggles
  • for good
  • for good and all
  • for kicks
  • for kicks and for laughs; for giggles
  • for laughs
  • fore and aft
  • forever and a day
  • forever and ever
  • form and substance
  • four score and seven years ago
  • free and clear
  • free and easy
  • free, gratis, and for nothing
  • free, white, and twenty-one
  • fresh and sweet
  • from Missouri, I'm
  • from far and near
  • from near and far
  • front and center
  • full of piss and vinegar
  • fun and games
  • fur and feather
  • fuss and feathers
  • gall and wormwood
  • gentleman and a scholar, a
  • get (one's) hands dirty
  • get (one's) head above water
  • get (one's) nose out of joint
  • get (one) by the short and curlies
  • get (something) over and done with
  • get a word in edgeways
  • get a word in edgewise
  • get a word in edgewise and get a word in edgeways
  • get between
  • get down to the nuts and bolts
  • get hands dirty and dirty hands; soil hands
  • get head above water and have head above water
  • get nose out of joint and have nose out of joint; put nose out of ...
  • get pins and needles
  • get someone by the short and curlies
  • get to the point
  • get up and go
  • get-up-and-go
  • give (one) an inch and (one) will take a mile
  • give (one) enough rope
  • give (someone) an inch and they'll take a mile
  • give (something) a lick and a promise
  • give 110%
  • give a dog a bad name and hang him
  • give a man enough rope and he will hang himself
  • give an arm and a leg (for something)
  • give an arm and a leg for
  • give an arm and a leg for something
  • give an inch and they'll take a mile
  • give and take
  • give chapter and verse
  • give her the bells and let her fly
  • give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
  • give someone an inch and they'll take a mile
  • give with one hand and take away with the other
  • gloom and doom
  • gnashing of teeth
  • go above and beyond
  • go above and beyond (one's) duty
  • go above and beyond duty
  • go above and beyond the call of duty
  • go abroad and you'll hear news of home
  • go and
  • go and (do something)
  • go and chase yourself
  • go and chase yourself!
  • go and do something
  • go around and around
  • go at (one) hammer and tongs
  • go at each other tooth and nail
  • go at it hammer and tongs
  • go at it tooth and nail
  • go at one another tooth and nail
  • go between the bark and the tree
  • go between the moon and the milkman
  • go hot and cold
  • go hot and cold (all over)
  • go in and out
  • go in one ear and out the other
  • go into a song and dance
  • go into a song and dance (about something)
  • go into the same old song and dance (about something)
  • go on (and on) about (something)
  • go on and on
  • go on and on about someone/something
  • go over the hills and far away
  • go the way of the dodo
  • go through fire and water
  • go through hell and high water
  • go to hell and back
  • go to rack and ruin
  • go to wrack and ruin
  • good and
  • good and (something)
  • good and proper
  • good and something
  • good and...
  • good-bye and good riddance
  • goods and chattels
  • got to go home and get my beauty sleep
  • grab and go
  • great and small
  • great cry and little wool
  • great oaks from little acorns grow
  • great pith and moment
  • grin and bear it
  • grow by leaps and bounds
  • hair and hide
  • hale and hearty
  • hammer (something) into (someone or something)
  • hammer and sickle
  • hammer and tongs
  • hammer and tongs, go at it
  • hammer into and pound into
  • hand and foot
  • hand and glove
  • hand in glove
  • hard and fast
  • has come and gone
  • hatches, matches, and despatches
  • hate to eat and run
  • haul off and do
  • have (one's) (name and) number on it
  • have (one's) cake and eat it (too)
  • have (one's) head above water
  • have (one) by the short and curlies
  • have (someone) coming and going
  • have been to hell and back
  • have cake and eat it too
  • have fun and games
  • have hung up and salted
  • have made your bed and have to lie on it
  • have pins and needles
  • have someone by the short and curlies
  • have your cake and eat it
  • hawks and doves
  • he, she, etc. has gone/been and done something
  • head and shoulders above
  • head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  • head and shoulders above somebody/something
  • head and shoulders above someone/something
  • head and shoulders above, to be
  • head cook and bottle washer
  • hear (one) loud and clear
  • heart and soul
  • hearth and home
  • hearts and flowers
  • hearts and minds
  • hell and high water
  • hell or high water
  • hell's bells and buckets of blood
  • hem and haw
  • hem and haw, to
  • here and now
  • here and there
  • here today and gone tomorrow
  • here today, (and) gone tomorrow
  • here, there, and everywhere
  • hewers of wood and drawers of water
  • hide and seek
  • high and dry
  • high and low
  • high and mighty
  • high days and holidays
  • high, wide, and handsome
  • high-and-mighty
  • highways and byways
  • hire and fire
  • hit and miss
  • hit-and-miss
  • hit-and-run
  • hither and
  • hither and thither
  • hither and thither/yon
  • hither and yon
  • hither, thither, and yon
  • hold in reserve and keep in reserve
  • hold with the hare and run with the hounds
  • hole-and-corner
  • hole-in-the-corner
  • home and dry
  • home and hosed
  • home, James(, and don't spare the horses)
  • honest and aboveboard
  • hook, line and sinker
  • hook, line, and sinker
  • hoot and holler
  • hop, skip, and (a) jump
  • hop, skip, and a jump
  • hop, skip, and jump
  • horse and buggy
  • horse and rabbit stew
  • hot and bothered
  • hot and cold
  • hot and heavy
  • house and home
  • howdy and a half
  • hue and cry
  • huff and puff
  • hum and haw
  • hunt high and low
  • hunt high and low (for someone or something)
  • hurry up and (do something)
  • hurry up and wait
  • hustle and bustle
  • if and when
  • if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it is a duck
  • ifs and/or buts
  • ifs, ands, or buts
  • in and of itself
  • in and out
  • in bits and pieces
  • in black and white
  • in dribs and drabs
  • in fear and trembling
  • in fits and starts
  • in good shape
  • in leaps and bounds
  • in one ear and out the other
  • in sackcloth and ashes
  • in the first place and in the first instance
  • in the here and now
  • in this day and age
  • increase by leaps and bounds
  • ins and outs
  • ins and outs, the
  • inside and out
  • it can't be helped
  • it's all fun and games until someone loses an eye
  • it's raining cats and dogs
  • it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
  • it's swings and roundabouts
  • jot and tittle
  • juice and cookies
  • jump up and down
  • just (you) wait (and see)!
  • just curl up and die
  • keep a dog and bark (oneself)
  • keep a dog and bark yourself
  • keep body and soul together
  • keep body and soul together, to
  • keep on the straight and narrow
  • keep to the straight and narrow
  • keep to, stay on, etc. the straight and narrow
  • keep your friends close and your enemies closer
  • kick ass and take names
  • kicking and screaming
  • kiss and cry
  • kiss and cry area
  • kiss and cry corner
  • kiss and make up
  • kiss and tell
  • kiss and tell, to
  • kiss-and-tell
  • kit and caboodle
  • kit and caboodle, (the whole)
  • kith and kin
  • know (someone or something) through and through
  • know (something) backward and forward
  • know (something) backwards and forwards
  • know (something) inside and out
  • know backwards and forwards and know forwards and backwards
  • know like a book
  • know little and care less
  • know little and care less (about someone or something)
  • know nothing and care less (about someone or something)
  • know something backwards
  • know through and through
  • ladies and gentlemen
  • land of milk and honey
  • land of milk and honey, the
  • lares and penates
  • last will and testament
  • laugh and the (whole) world laughs with you(; weep and you weep alone)
  • laugh and the world laughs with you
  • laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) face
  • laugh out (of) the other side of (one's) mouth
  • laugh out of the other side of face and laugh out of the other ...
  • law and order
  • lay down and die
  • lay low and sing small
  • lead a cat and dog life
  • lean and mean
  • leaps and bounds
  • leave (one) high and dry
  • leave high and dry
  • leave someone high and dry
  • left and right
  • left, right and centre
  • left, right, and center
  • left, right, and centre
  • less and less
  • let go and let God
  • let's not and say (that) we did
  • let's rock and roll
  • lick and a promise
  • lick and a promise, a
  • lie back and think of England
  • lie down and die
  • lie low and sing small
  • life and limb
  • life and soul of the party
  • life and/or death
  • life is short(, and time is swift)
  • life isn't all rainbows and unicorns
  • life isn't all sunshine and rainbows
  • life's a bitch(,( and) then you die)
  • life-and-death
  • like chalk and cheese
  • like hell and high lightning
  • like night and day
  • link to
  • live and breathe (something)
  • live and breathe something
  • live and kicking
  • live and learn
  • live and let live
  • live and well
  • lo and behold
  • loaves and fishes
  • lock (someone) up and throw away the key
  • lock, stock and barrel
  • lock, stock, and barrel
  • long and short of it, the
  • long and the short of it
  • long and the short of it/the matter, the
  • long on (something) and short on (something else)
  • long on one thing and short on another
  • look (one) up and down
  • look for (someone or something) high and low
  • look for high and low
  • look high and low
  • look high and low (for someone or something)
  • look over
  • look somebody up and down
  • look someone up and down
  • look up and down
  • lost and found
  • lost and gone forever
  • lost-and-found
  • lost-and-found badge
  • lot of give-and-take
  • loud and clear
  • love 'em and leave 'em
  • love you and leave you
  • lovely and (something)
  • lovely and warm, cold, quiet, etc.
  • lump (someone or something) together
  • lump and else together
  • mad enough to chew nails and spit rivets
  • main strength and awkwardness
  • make (one) sit up and take notice
  • make a song and dance about (something)
  • make a song and dance about something
  • make buckle and tongue meet
  • make chalk of one and cheese of the other
  • make do and mend
  • make ducks and drakes of
  • make ducks and drakes of (something)
  • make fish of one and flesh of another
  • make like a (something) and (do something)
  • make like a banana and split
  • make like a bee and buzz off
  • make like a tree and leave
  • make one's bed and lie in it
  • man and boy
  • man and wife
  • man plans and God laughs
  • many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip, there's
  • many and many's the time (that)
  • marry in haste, repent at leisure
  • matter of life and death
  • matter of life and death, a
  • me and my big mouth
  • measure twice and cut once
  • meat and drink to (one)
  • meat and drink to me, it is
  • meat and drink to one
  • meat and drink to someone
  • meat and potatoes
  • meat and two veg
  • meat-and-potatoes
  • meet and greet
  • men (and women) in blue
  • mess with the bull and you get the horns
  • might and main
  • might and main, with
  • mighty oaks from little acorns grow
  • migrate between (some place or sth) and (some place or sth else)
  • migrate between some place and some place else
  • miles and miles
  • milk and honey
  • milk and water
  • milk-and-water
  • mind (one's) p's and q's
  • mind one's p's and q's
  • mind one's p's and q's, to
  • mind p's and q's
  • mind your Ps and Qs
  • mind your p's and q's
  • mix and match
  • mix apples and oranges
  • mom and apple pie
  • money talks and bullshit walks
  • monkeys might fly out of my butt
  • moon (is) made of green cheese, (and) the
  • moonlight and roses
  • more and more
  • more than flesh and blood can bear
  • more than flesh and blood can endure
  • more than flesh and blood can stand
  • more than flesh and blood can stand, endure, etc.
  • morning, noon and night
  • morning, noon, and night
  • motherhood and apple pie
  • move around
  • move around and move about
  • move aside
  • move back
  • move backward
  • move down
  • move forward
  • move heaven and earth
  • move heaven and earth to do
  • move heaven and earth, to
  • mover and shaker
  • movers and shakers
  • mow, blow, and go
  • my one and only
  • nail-em-and-jail-em
  • name and shame
  • near and dear to (one)
  • near and far
  • nearest and dearest
  • neck and crop
  • neck and neck
  • never in a thousand years
  • nice and (something)
  • nice and peaceful, comfortable, warm, etc.
  • nice and some quality
  • nickel and dime
  • nickel and dime (one)
  • nickel and dime (one) to death
  • nickel and dime someone
  • nickel and dime someone to death
  • nickel-and-dime
  • night and day
  • nip and tuck
  • no hard and fast rules
  • no ifs and buts (about it)
  • no ifs or buts
  • no ifs, ands, or buts
  • no ifs, ands, or buts (about it)
  • no ifs, ands, or buts and no buts about it
  • nook and cranny
  • nook and cranny, every
  • nooks and crannies
  • not all black and white
  • not be all beer and skittles
  • not have a (snowball's) chance in hell
  • not have a snowball's chance in hell and not a hope in hell
  • not if I see you first
  • not if I see you sooner
  • not in a thousand years
  • not know whether (one) is coming or going
  • not know whether one is coming or going and not know if one is ...
  • not the be-all and end-all
  • not up to scratch
  • not up to scratch and not up to snuff
  • not up to snuff
  • not worth a hill of beans
  • not worth a hill of beans and not amount to a hill of beans; not ...
  • nothing but skin and bones
  • nothing but skin and bones and skin and bones
  • nothing is certain but death and taxes
  • nothing to complain about
  • now (someone) has gone and done it
  • now and
  • now and again
  • now and again/then
  • now and anon
  • now and then
  • null and void
  • nuts and bolts
  • nuts and bolts, the
  • odd and curious
  • odds and ends
  • odds and sods
  • off and on
  • off and running
  • oil and water
  • on (one's) hands and knees
  • on a lark
  • on a wing and a prayer
  • on and off
  • on and on
  • on pins and needles
  • on pins and needles, to be
  • on the up and up
  • on the up-and-up
  • on your hands and knees
  • once and again
  • once and for all
  • once and future
  • one and all
  • one and one
  • one and only
  • one and the same
  • one day chicken and the next day feathers
  • one hand for (oneself) and one (hand) for the ship
  • one hand washes the other (and both wash the face)
  • one law for the rich and another (law) for the poor
  • one law for the rich and another for the poor
  • one step forward and two steps back
  • one thing and another
  • one way and/or another/the other
  • one's best bib and tucker
  • one’s ball and chain
  • only fools and horses work
  • onward and upward
  • onwards and upwards
  • open and aboveboard
  • open and shut
  • open-and-shut
  • open-and-shut case
  • out and about
  • out and away
  • out and out
  • out of all scotch and notch
  • out of house and home
  • out of the frying pan (and) into the fire
  • out-and-out
  • over and above
  • over and done with
  • over and out
  • over and over
  • over and over (again)
  • over the hills and far away
  • pace back and forth
  • pain and suffering
  • part and parcel
  • party and play
  • pay an arm and a leg
  • pay an arm and a leg (for something)
  • pay scot and lot
  • pay scot and lot (for something)
  • pay your money and take your choice
  • pay(s) your money and take(s) your choice, you
  • peace and quiet
  • peaches and cream
  • penny wise and pound foolish
  • penny-wise and pound-foolish
  • pick and choose
  • pick and choose, to
  • pick and mix
  • pick up (one's) marbles and go home
  • pick up (one's) marbles and leave
  • pick up the ball and run with it
  • pick up your marbles and go home
  • pile it/them high and sell it/them cheap
  • pinch and scrape
  • pins and needles
  • piss and moan
  • piss and vinegar
  • pitch in and help
  • place for everything (and everything in its place), a
  • place for everything, and everything in its place
  • plain and simple
  • play a good knife and fork
  • play cat and mouse
  • play cat and mouse with
  • play ducks and drakes with
  • play ducks and drakes with (one)
  • play ducks and drakes with someone
  • play fast and loose
  • play fast and loose (with someone or something)
  • play fast and loose with someone/something
  • play fast and loose, to
  • play hide and seek
  • pomp and circumstance
  • postage and handling
  • pound (something) into (someone or something)
  • power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely
  • praise the Lord, and pass the ammunition
  • pride and joy
  • pride and joy, one's
  • prim and proper
  • promises are like pie crust(s): (easily made,) easily broken
  • pros and cons
  • prunes and prisms
  • puff and blow
  • puff and pant
  • puff and pant/blow
  • pull (someone or something) by (something)
  • pull aside
  • pull in (one's) horns
  • pure and simple
  • purely and simply
  • push off
  • put (one's) heart (and soul) into (something)
  • put (one's) heart and soul into (something)
  • put (one's) nose out of joint
  • put (one's) pants on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
  • put (one's) trousers on one leg at a time (just like everybody else)
  • put (something) down in black and white
  • put down in black and white
  • put on sackcloth and ashes
  • put on, wear, etc. sackcloth and ashes
  • put some distance between (someone or something)
  • put some distance between someone and someone/something
  • put that in your pipe and smoke it
  • put two and two together
  • put two and two together, to
  • put wear (and tear) on (something)
  • put your faith in God, and keep your powder dry
  • put your trust in God, and keep your powder dry
  • quick and dirty
  • quick and the dead
  • quick and the dead, the
  • quick-and-dirty
  • quiet as a mouse and *quiet as the grave
  • rack and ruin
  • rack and ruin, go to
  • rack and ruin, gone to
  • rag, tag, and bobtail
  • ragtag and bobtail
  • rain cats and dogs
  • raining cats and dogs, it's
  • raise a hue and (a) cry
  • raise a hue and cry
  • rank and file
  • rank and file, the
  • rant and rave
  • rant and rave, to
  • read 'em and weep
  • read (one) loud and clear
  • read it and weep
  • read you loud and clear
  • ready and willing
  • ready, willing, and able
  • really and truly
  • red in tooth and claw
  • ridden hard and put away wet
  • ridden hard and put up wet
  • ride hard and put (something) away wet
  • ride hard and put (something) up wet
  • right and left
  • ring out the old and ring in the new
  • rise and shine
  • rise like a rocket (and fall like a stick)
  • risk life and limb
  • risk life and limb, to
  • rode hard and put away wet
  • rode hard and put up wet
  • roll over and play dead
  • room and board
  • root and branch
  • rough and ready
  • rough and tumble
  • rough-and-ready
  • rough-and-tumble
  • round and round
  • run a fever
  • run a fever and run a temperature
  • run a temperature
  • run and run
  • run around like a chicken with its head cut off
  • run around like a chicken with its head cut off and run in circles
  • run hot and cold
  • run it up the flagpole (and see who salutes), let's
  • run up
  • run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
  • sackcloth and ashes
  • sackcloth and ashes, to be in
  • sadder and/but wiser
  • safe and sound
  • salt and pepper
  • salt-and-pepper
  • say over and over (again)
  • scatter about
  • scatter about and scatter around
  • scatter around
  • scratch (something) and you'll find (something else)
  • scratch A and you'll find B
  • scratch and find
  • scratch someone's back
  • screwed, blued, and tattooed
  • scrimp and save
  • sealed with a kiss
  • search high and low
  • search high and low (for someone or something)
  • see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil
  • sell in May and go away
  • sell in May and stay away
  • set (something) down in black and white
  • sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll
  • share and share alike
  • share and share alike, to
  • shipping and handling
  • shipshape and Bristol fashion
  • shirts and skins
  • shock and awe
  • shoot first, ask questions later
  • short and sweet
  • short back and sides
  • short on (something) (and long on something else)
  • show and tell
  • shut (one's) eyes and think of England
  • shut down
  • sick and tired
  • sick and tired of (something)
  • signed and sealed
  • signed, sealed and delivered
  • signed, sealed, and delivered
  • sit back and (do something)
  • sit back and let (something happen)
  • sit back and let happen
  • sit up
  • sit up and take notice
  • sit up and take notice, to (make someone)
  • six and two threes
  • six in one, (and) half a dozen in the other
  • six of one and half a dozen of the other
  • six of one, (and) half a dozen of the other
  • skimp and save
  • skin and bone
  • skin and bones
  • skin and bones, (nothing but)
  • slap and tickle
  • slash and burn
  • slash-and-burn
  • slings and arrows
  • slow and steady wins the race
  • slow but sure
  • slower and slower
  • smoke and mirrors
  • snakes and ladders
  • so near (and) yet so far
  • so near and yet so far
  • so-and-so
  • soil (one's) hands
  • someone's bread and butter
  • someone's one and only
  • song and dance
  • song and dance, (to give someone) a
  • sound as a barrel
  • sow the wind and reap the whirlwind
  • sow the wind, (and) reap the whirlwind
  • spare at the spigot and spill at the bung
  • spare the rod and spoil the child
  • speak of the devil, and he appears
  • speak of the devil, and he is sure to appear
  • speak of the devil, and he shall appear
  • speak of the devil, and he will appear
  • speak softly and carry a big stick
  • spic and span
  • spick and span
  • spit and image of
  • spit and polish
  • spit and sawdust
  • spit-and-sawdust
  • spread far and wide
  • stand and deliver
  • stand between (someone or something) and (someone or something)
  • stand head and shoulders above
  • stand head and shoulders above (someone or something)
  • stand up and be counted
  • stay on the straight and narrow
  • step out of (something or some place) (and) into (some place)
  • stewed, screwed, and tattooed
  • sticks and stones
  • sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never hurt me)
  • sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
  • still and all
  • stop and smell the roses
  • stop, look, and listen
  • straight and narrow, (walk) the
  • straight and narrow, the
  • straighten up and fly right
  • strain at a gnat and swallow a camel
  • strain at gnats and swallow camels
  • stuff and nonsense
  • such and such
  • suck it and see
  • sum and substance
  • summer and winter
  • supply and demand
  • surf and turf
  • swallow (something) hook, line, and sinker
  • swallow hook, line, and sinker
  • sway back and forth
  • sway to and fro
  • swear blind
  • swear up and down
  • sweet and sour
  • sweet-and-sour
  • sweetness and light
  • swift and sure
  • swings and roundabouts
  • sword and sorcery
  • sword-and-sandal
  • tag and rag
  • tail 'em, nail 'em, and jail 'em
  • take (one's) ball and go home
  • take (one) for a fool
  • take (one) for an idiot
  • take a licking and keep on ticking
  • take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves
  • take care of the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves
  • take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves
  • take for an idiot and take for a fool
  • take the ball and run (with it)
  • take the ball and run with it
  • take the cash and let the credit go
  • take the money and run
  • take two and hit to right
  • talk of the devil, and he is bound to appear
  • talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear
  • talk of the devil, and he shall appear
  • talk of the devil, and he will appear
  • talk the talk and walk the walk
  • talk to Herb and Al
  • tall, dark, and handsome
  • tar and feather
  • tar and feather someone
  • tax-and-spend
  • tea and sympathy
  • tender love and care
  • that's my story and I'm sticking to it
  • the (dim and) distant past
  • the Hatfields and the McCoys
  • the be-all and end-all
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men
  • the best-laid plans of mice and men oft go astray
  • the best-laid schemes of mice and men
  • the birds and the bees
  • the carrot and/or stick
  • the comings and goings
  • the cut and thrust
  • the cut and thrust of (something)
  • the dos and don'ts
  • the ebb and flow
  • the glass of fashion and the mold of form
  • the great and the good
  • the haves and the have-nots
  • the hearts and minds of (the members of some group)
  • the here and now
  • the ins and outs
  • the kit and caboodle
  • the land of milk and honey
  • the law of the Medes and Persians
  • the length and breadth of
  • the length and breadth of (something)
  • the length and breadth of something
  • the life and soul of the party
  • the long and (the) short of it
  • the long and short of it
  • the long and the short of it
  • the meat and potatoes
  • the mother and father of all (something)
  • the movers and shakers
  • the new rock and roll
  • the nuts and bolts
  • the nuts and bolts of something
  • the old ball and chain
  • the one and only
  • the pros and cons
  • the quick and the dead
  • the rough and tumble of (something)
  • the short and the long of it
  • the slings and arrows
  • the spit and image of (one)
  • the straight and narrow
  • the sum and substance
  • the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
  • the whole caboodle
  • the whole kit and caboodle
  • the whole team and the dog under the wagon
  • the whys and wherefores
  • the world and his wife
  • the world, the flesh, and the devil
  • them and us
  • then and there
  • there and back
  • there and then
  • there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians
  • there is many a slip twixt cup and lip
  • there is no love lost between (two people)
  • there's a time and a place (for something)
  • there's many a slip twixt cup and lip
  • there's no love lost between A and B
  • there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
  • there's nothing, not much, etc. to choose between A and B
  • thick and fast
  • thick and thin
  • think (someone) hung the moon and the stars
  • think long and hard
  • think the sun rises and sets on
  • this a-way and that a-way
  • this and that
  • this, that, and the other
  • thither and yon
  • thoughts and prayers
  • thread and thrum
  • three score and ten
  • three strikes and (one's) out
  • three strikes and you're out
  • threescore and ten
  • thrills and spills
  • through and through
  • through hell and high water
  • through thick and thin
  • throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick
  • thrust and parry
  • thus and so
  • thus and such
  • thus and thus
  • tie (one) hand and foot
  • till all hours (of the day and night)
  • time after time
  • time and (time) again
  • time and a half
  • time and again
  • time and material
  • time and tide tarry for no man
  • time and tide wait for no one
  • time and time again
  • tired and emotional
  • tits and ass
  • to all intents and purposes
  • to and fro
  • to hell and back
  • to hell and gone
  • toing and froing
  • tooth and nail
  • tooth and nail, fight/with
  • top and tail
  • top and tail something
  • torn between
  • toss and turn
  • toss and turn, to
  • toss back and forth
  • touch and go
  • touch-and-go
  • tower head and shoulders above
  • town and gown
  • town-and-gown
  • trial and error
  • trials and tribulations
  • tried and tested
  • tried and tested/trusted
  • tried and true
  • trouble and strife
  • trust in God and keep your powder dry
  • trust in God, but keep your powder dry
  • turn and turn about
  • turn around and (do something)
  • turn round/around and do something
  • turn tail and run
  • tweedledee and tweedledum
  • tweedledum and tweedledee
  • twelve good men and true
  • twelve good people and true
  • two hoops and a holler
  • um and aah
  • um and ah
  • under lock and key
  • underpromise and overdeliver
  • until all hours (of the day and night)
  • up and
  • up and (do something)
  • up and about
  • up and about/doing
  • up and at 'em
  • up and at them
  • up and away
  • up and coming
  • up and did
  • up and down
  • up and down (something)
  • up and down something
  • up and leave, go, etc.
  • up and running
  • up close and personal
  • up hill and down dale
  • up one side and down the other
  • up-and-comer
  • up-and-coming
  • ups and downs
  • us and them
  • various and sundry
  • vary between
  • vim and vigor
  • waifs and strays
  • wait and see
  • wait on (someone) hand and foot
  • wait on hand and foot
  • wait on hand and foot, to
  • wait on somebody hand and foot
  • wait on someone hand and foot
  • wait upon (someone) hand and foot
  • wait-and-see attitude
  • wake up and smell the coffee
  • walk and chew gum (at the same time)
  • walk on stage and off again
  • walk softly and carry a big stick
  • want to curl up and die
  • warm and fuzzy
  • warp and woof
  • warts and all
  • wash-and-wear
  • wave a/(one's) (magic) wand (and do something)
  • wax and wane
  • ways and means
  • wear and tear
  • wear sackcloth and ashes
  • wear the cap and bells
  • weave in and out
  • week in and week out
  • weighed (in the balance) and found wanting
  • weird and wonderful
  • well and good
  • well and truly
  • what have you
  • wheel and deal
  • wheel and deal, to
  • wheeling and dealing
  • when all is said and done
  • when all's (is) said and done
  • when all's said and done
  • when one is good and ready
  • whips and jingles
  • who are you, and what have you done with (someone)
  • who died and left you in charge
  • who died and made you boss
  • whole kit and caboodle
  • whole kit and caboodle, the
  • why keep a dog and bark yourself
  • whys and wherefores
  • whys and wherefores of
  • whys and wherefores, the
  • wild and woolly
  • wild and woolly (West), the
  • willing and able
  • wine and dine
  • wine and dine someone
  • wine, women, and song
  • wipe slate clean and wipe the slate clean
  • with might and main
  • wormwood and gall
  • wrack and ruin
  • write on and on
  • x's and o's
  • year in, (and) year out
  • yes and no
  • you and whose army
  • you and whose army?
  • you and yours
  • you can't have your cake and eat it
  • you can't run with the hare and hunt with the hounds
  • you have made your bed and must lie in it
  • you pay your money, and you take your choice
  • you pays your money and takes your choice
  • you pays your money and you takes your choice
  • you pays your money, and you takes your chance(s)
  • you pays your money, and you takes your choice
  • you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
  • you so-and-so
  • you've made your bed, now lie on it
  • your best bib and tucker
  • your bread and butter
  • your elders and betters
  • your flesh and blood
  • your nearest and dearest
  • your pride and joy
References in classic literature
The girl who had played the accompaniments sat at the piano and placed a decided foot on the loud pedal.
"And what's more she's never 'ad a lesson in 'er life; it's all ear."
Miss Bennett liked dancing and poetry better than anything in the world.
Of Human Bondage
"Run into the dairy and see cousin Hetty make the butter."
The starch having been wiped up by Molly's help, and the ironing apparatus put by, Mrs.
I could almost fancy it was thirty years back, and I was a little gell at home, looking at Judith as she sat at her work, after she'd done the house up; only it was a little cottage, Father's was, and not a big rambling house as gets dirty i' one corner as fast as you clean it in another--but for all that, I could fancy you was your Aunt Judith, only her hair was a deal darker than yours, and she was stouter and broader i' the shoulders.
Adam Bede
He reflected and turned his steps towards the little refreshment shed that stood near the end of the ruined bridge.
He strolled round it once or twice, and then attacked the shutters with his pocket-knife, reinforced presently by a wooden stake he found conveniently near.
He got at the inside fastening of the shutter and had presently this establishment open for his exploration.
The War in the Air
I 'ave thrown 'im very hard, for my nerves and my toothache and my 'atred 'ave given me the giant's strength.
I give you good place in my hotel, and you spend your time flinging cats.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
They fought through the clear cool day, and Bobby felt a little thrill run down his spine when he heard the tinkle-tinkle-tinkle of the empty cartridge-cases hopping from the breech-blocks after the roar of the volleys; for he knew that he should live to hear that sound in action.
He returned to sit at the feet of Revere, his "skipper," that is to say, the Captain of his Company, and to be instructed in the dark art and mystery of managing men, which is a very large part of the Profession of Arms.
Only A Subaltern
Having stolen in unobserved, he playfully leaned on the back of Sophronia's chair, and, as Miss Podsnap saw him, put one of Sophronia's wandering locks to his lips, and waved a kiss from it towards Miss Podsnap.
'What is this about husbands and detestations?' inquired the captivating Alfred.
Our Mutual Friend