best of both worlds »
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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bump and grind »
A combination of movements resembling such a dance, as in road racing, whitewater kayaking, or exercising; any activity involving prolonged jarring or shaking.
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chip on one's shoulder »
A habitually combative attitude, usually because of a harboured grievance, sense of inferiority, or having something to prove.
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combine harvester »
farm vehicle
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divide and conquer »
A combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.
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have at »
To attack; to engage in combat with.
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match made in heaven »
A very successful combination of two people or things.
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match made in hell »
A very unsuccessful or conflicting combination of two people or things.
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mess up »
To discombobulate, utterly confuse, or confound psychologically; to throw into a state of mental disarray.
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oil burner »
A device whose operation causes apparent combustion of lubricating oil.
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perfect storm »
A powerful hurricane or other major weather disturbance, especially as produced by a combination of meteorological conditions.
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pitched battle »
A hostile engagement involving sustained, full-scale fighting between opposing forces in close combat.
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power chord »
A chord or combination of notes used in rock music and typically selected to sound good at high volume and high levels of distortion. Power chords make extensive use of intervals such as open fourths and fifths.
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smoke signal »
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.
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strange bedfellows »
An unusual combination or political alliance.
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sword and sorcery »
Of or pertaining to a genre of narratives—including short stories, novels, television shows, films, and computer games—which combines wizardry and other fantastical supernatural elements with violent combat using medieval weaponry..
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the sky is the moon »
A new modern combination of "the sky is the limit" and "shoot for the moon".
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yoke together »
To unite, or join, or combine.
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