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and how
Used to strongly confirm preceding utterance.
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how come
Why; why is it; for what reason or purpose?.
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how's tricks
Informal greeting roughly equivalent to How are you?.
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how are you
An informal greeting, not requiring a literal response. Typical responses include.
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how's the weather
An inquiry about the weather.
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how's the weather
Indicating a change of subject to unimportant topics.
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how-d'ye-do
A troublesome state of affairs.
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how do i get to carnegie hall
A set phrase, spoken as a rhetorical question, which is answered "Practice, practice, practice!" or sometimes with the humorous literal directions to Seventh Avenue between 56th and 57th.
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how do you like them apples
Directed jestingly or mockingly at someone who has received surprising information, ridiculing the situation.
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don't try to teach grandma how to suck eggs
Don't presume to give advice to those who are more experienced.
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no matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney
Regardless of how many clever points or fine distinctions one makes, what one is saying is still false or is still nonsense.
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.
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and change
And some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number.
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and counting
Used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing.
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and shit
Used after a noun or list of nouns in place of "etc".
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and whatnot
And so on; et cetera
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good and
Very; exceptionally; utterly.
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a gentleman and a scholar
An admirable person.
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safe and sound
Having come to no harm, especially after being exposed to danger.
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kicking and screaming
With extreme reluctance.
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a scholar and a gentleman
An admirable person.
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above and beyond
More than is expected or required.
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all and sundry
All, everyone.
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all and sundry
Each one.
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and so forth
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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and so on
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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and so on
Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.
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and then some
Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement.
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apples and oranges
Said of a comparison of items that are not comparable.
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arm and a leg
A relatively high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price.
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assault and battery
. This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence.
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back and forth
unsure
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bag and baggage
All one's possessions.
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beer and skittles
Fun times.
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beer and skittles
Something pleasurable.
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bells and whistles
Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features.
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belt and suspenders
Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.
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betwixt and between
Neither one thing nor the other.
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birds and bees
Informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people.
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bits and bobs
A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.
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black and blue
Covered in bruises.
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bread and butter
Bread spread with butter.
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bread and butter
That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone.
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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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bump and grind
A sexually suggestive dance involving exaggerated hip movements, especially a striptease dance.
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by and large
Mostly, generally; with few exceptions.
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carrot and stick
Simultaneous rewards for good behavior and punishments for bad behavior.
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common-and-garden
Ordinary, standard.
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crash and burn
To fail utterly.
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cut and dried
Simple, straightforward, clear, or certain.
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