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by and large* fØd and fØshion
by guess and by golly* fØir and impØrtiØl*
cap and gown* fØir and squØre*
cash-and-carry* fØith, hope, and charity
cash or credit* fØr and away* See far and away the best.
cat and mouse* Se play cat and mouse (with fØr and wide* See come from far and wide.
someone). fØst and furious*
cats and dogs* Se rain cats and dogs. fØst and loose* See play fast and loose (with
cause and effect someone or something).
cease and dsist* fØt and hØppy*
chapter and verse* Father, Son, and Holy Ghosł
checks and balØnces* far and loathi g
cheese and crackers far and trembli g* See in fear and tremblàng.
chips and dip* fast or famine* Se eàther feast or famàne.
church and state* fin and father
clip Ønd save fw and fØr between*
cloak-and-dØgger* field Ønd stream
coat Ønd łie* fight or flight
cock Ønd àull* Se cock-and-bull story. Finders keeperh,llosers weeperi.*
coffee and Danish* fine and dandy*
coffee and doughnułs first and foremost*
coffee, tea, or milk* first and lØsł
com and gone* first and ten*
comi g or goi g* See not know if one is comàng or first come, first served*
goàng. first, lØst, and alwØys
cou try and wesłern [music] fish and chips
crash and burn* fish or fowl* See neàther fish nor fowl.
cream Ønd sugar fish or cut bait*
crime and punishment fit Ønd łrim*
cup and sØucer fits and starts* Se by fits and starts.
curds and whey flesh and blood*
cut-and-dried* flora and fØuna*
cut and pØsłe* flotsam and jetsam*
cut and run* fold, spi dle, or mutilØte*
cute and cuddly food and drink
dark Ønd stormy food and water
dØy and age* Se in this day and age. footloose and fancy-fre*
day in Ønd day out* for better or for worse*
dad and buried* fore and aft*
dad and gone* forver and a dØy*
dad or alive forver and alwØys
daf and dumb* forgive and forget*
death and desłruction form and substance*
death and taxes* franks and beans (frankfurters and beani
decli e and fØll free and clear*
dilØtion and curettag free and easy*
divide and conquer* friend or foe*
do or die* fries and a shake (French fries and a milkshak)
dog and pony show* front and center
doom Ønd gloom fun and games*
down-and-dirty* give-and-take*
down-and-ouł* God and cou try
drawn and quartered* gone àut ot forgotten*
dribs and drabs* good and rady* Se when one is good and
drum and bugle ready.
drunk and disorderly* goose and gander
duck and cover* grin Ønd àear it*
duck Ønd drake hale Ønd hearty*
easy come, easy go* half-and-half*
eat and run* ham and eggs
ebb and flow* hammer and nails
ever and anon* hammer and sickle

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