X and Y

X and Y

1´s and 0's (binary code)

[to go] above and beyond

aches and pains

Adam and Eve

alive and well

alive and kicking (vivito y coleando)

all work and no play  (makes Johnny a dull boy)

apples and oranges

[it costs] an arm and a leg

arts and crafts

assets and liabilities

bits and pieces

bag em and _____

bait and _____ (2)

bed and breakfast

bells and _____

Bert and ______

Bill and ________

binge and _____

biscuits and gravy

bitch and moan

black and _____ (2)

a blessing and _____

blood and _____ (costs of war)

bobbing and weaving

body and _____

bought and sold

bow and _____

boyfriend and _____ (novios)

bread and _____ (butter)

bread and ______ (circuses)

breaking and entering

brick and _____ = (describing a physical place, not online)

bright eyed and _______

brother and _____ (hermanos)

carrots and _____

cars and _____

cash and _____ (pay for it and take it away)

cast and crew

cat and _____

cats and _____

cause and effect

cease and _____

chapter and _______

checks and _____ = (influences by which a system is regulated, usually govt)

cheese and _____

churras y medinas

clear and present (danger)

cloak and dagger (shakespeare?)

coat and tie

compare and contrast

complete and utter

copy and paste

cowboys and = (what American children play)

crash and burn

curl up and die

cut and dried

David and Goliath

(in this) day and age

day and night (all the time)

a day late and a dollar short

developers and contractors

divide and conquer

dodging and burning

dog and  pony show

doom and gloom

down and  out (not doing well, broke)

do´s and don´ts

drag and drop

drawn and quartered

ducking and dodging

Dungeons and dragons  (popular adolescent game in the 80's and 90's)

eat shit and die

ebb and flow

facts and figures  

fair and square

fame and fortune

far and away  (by a large margin)

(to play) fast and loose (with the truth)

few and far between 

(that´s all) fine and dandy

fire and brimstone

fish and chips

fits and starts

flesh and bone  = (the physical tissues of a person)

flesh and blood  =  (related to you)

flora and fauna

flotsam and jetsam

forever and ever amen

fork and knife

form and content, form and function

front and center  

fun and games  =  (enoyable activities)
(it's all) fun and (until) = (Rough play results in injury.)

fussing and fighting  (ref lyrics: Beatles/Bob Marley)

genio y figura

give and take

goods and services

(you know) good and well (that....)

guns and ammo / guns and roses

hammer and sickle 

hard and fast (rule)

head and _____

heart and _____

(move) heaven and  _____(to do something)

hemming and _____ = (talking and deliberating instead of taking action)

here and there

hide and seek

high and low

highs and lows

hopes and dreams

horse and carriage

huffing and puffing

hunters and gatherers

hunting and pecking [typing]

hustle and bustle = (lots of activity and noise, from the city, for ex)

ins and

in and of itself

[for all] intents and  purposes

kicking and screaming

ladies and gentlemen

(doing something, something happening) left and right

left and right

less and less

(it´s a matter of ) life and death

(to sacrifice) life and limb

loaves and fishes

locked and loaded

look & feel (web design, usability etc)

the lord giveth and the lord taketh away

meat and potatoes

meet and greet

more and more

mother and father  (padres)

near and dear (to your heart)

near and far (everywhere)

needle and thread

Netflix and chill (contemporary term)

nice and easy = (slowly)

nickel and dime (someone)

night and day 

nights and weekends

now and then

odds and ends

oil and _____ (2)

onwards and upwards

once and for all 

oohs and aahs

open and shut (case)

out and about 

over and out

out and out

pain and suffering

part and parcel

peanut butter and jelly

peace and prosperity

pen and paper

pillage and plunder

pins and needles

plain and simple

plug and play

point and shoot

pomp and _____  = (ceremony of grandeur, a very formal celebration)

popping and locking 

pots and pans

predator and prey

present and accounted for

pride and prejudice [book]

[my] pride and  joy

prim and proper

pros and cons

push and pull

pulir, limpiar, y abrillantar

quick and dirty

p’s and q's

R & D
research and development

R and R

rank-and- file

(right) then and there

right and wrong

rice and beans

rise and shine

[between] a rock and a hard place

rock and roll

rod and reel

rods and cones  = (photoreceptors in the human eye)

rogues, misfits, and ne’er-do-wells

roll over and die

room and board

rules and regulations

rum and coke

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern

safe and sound

safe and effective (ref: covid vaccine)

salt and pepper

scratch and sniff = (a type of sticker popular in the 80's and 90's)

search and destroy
search and rescue (2)

search and seizure

serve and protect

[of all] shapes and sizes

short and to the point (cortita y al pie)

shipping and handling

shoes and socks

show and tell 

silver and gold

sit back and relax

sixes and sevens

Skin and bone / bones 

skull and dagger

skull and crossbones

slings and arrows (of outrageous fortune)

smash and grab

spic and span

stars and stripes

strengths and weaknesses

sturm und drang

such and such

suit and tie

supply and demand

swings and roundabouts (a situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss.)

tarred and feathered

terms and conditions

the best and the brightest

the birds and the bees   (a talk about sex with your parents)

then and there

then and only then

then and now // now and then

(through) thick and thin

this and that

thoughts and prayers  =  (what they say every time there is news of a mass shooting)

through and through

thunder and lightning

time and again / time and time again

time and attention 

to and fro

to have and to hold

tongue and _____  (jokingly)

(to fight) tooth and _____

tossing and _____

touch and _____ (uncertain)

track and field

tried and true  (proven effective)

twist and turn

uhm's and uh's

uña y carne 

up and running (when something is implemented) 

up and coming (progressing, imminently succuessful)

up and at 'em

up and down

ups and downs

vitamins and minerals

wait and see

wake and bake

walk and chew bubble gum (at the same time)

war and peace

warm and fuzzy

warts and all

watch and learn

[in no] way, shape, or form

wear and tear

wheeling and dealing

wine and cheese

wined and dined