Definition of and-a- in English English dictionary
- -<span class="word-self">andspan>
- A suffix forming nouns denoting patients or recipients of actions, such as compiland
- <span class="word-self">ANDspan>
- To combine (a value) with another value by means of this operator
If an internal node is encountered that contains a mask, the search key is logically ANDed with the mask and another search is made of the subtree.
- <span class="word-self">ANDspan>
- Alternative form of ∧, the conjunction operator
- Abbott <span class="word-self">andspan> Costello
- A famous American comedy duo through the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s
- Adam <span class="word-self">andspan> Eve
- The first man and woman, respectively, according to the Book of Genesis
- Adam <span class="word-self">andspan> Steve
- A phrase, often satirical, recasting the Biblical couple of Adam and Eve as a homosexual couple, Adam and Steve. In context, it may be used as a pejorative against either homosexuality or religious opposition to it
- Ali Baba <span class="word-self">andspan> the Forty Thieves
- A classic tale of medieval Arabic literature where the honest protagonist Ali Baba defeats the Forty Thieves whose robberies were in a cave that automatically opens and seals itself, respectively, on the commands Open Sesame and Close Sesame
- Alice <span class="word-self">andspan> Bob
- Two people wishing to communicate securely with each other, Alice sending Bob information
- Andaman <span class="word-self">andspan> Nicobar Islands
- Indian union territory in the Bay of Bengal which has Port Blair as its capital
- Antigua <span class="word-self">andspan> Barbuda
- A country in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Antigua and Barbuda
- Banbury story of <span class="word-self">aspan> cock <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> bull
- A roundabout, nonsensical story
- Bel <span class="word-self">andspan> the Dragon
- A deuterocanonical, apocryphal book of the Bible
- Bert <span class="word-self">andspan> Ernie
- Term used to describe two inseparable friends whose personalities are vastly different
- Black <span class="word-self">andspan> Decker
- Any kind of electrical power tool
Five years ago Joe Sillett picked up a bat which had been given the Black and Decker treatment in his father's garage to remove its woodworm-infested rough edges.
- Black <span class="word-self">andspan> Deckers
- plural form of Black and Decker
- Black <span class="word-self">andspan> Tan
- A drink combining stout and ale
- Black <span class="word-self">andspan> Tans
- Royal Irish Constabulary Reserve Force, which was one of two paramilitary forces employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921, to suppress revolution in Ireland
- Bosnia <span class="word-self">andspan> Hercegovina
- Alternative spelling of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bosnia <span class="word-self">andspan> Herzegovina
- A country on the Balkan Peninsula with the capital Sarajevo. Until 1992, it was part of Yugoslavia
- Brahms <span class="word-self">andspan> Liszt
- Pissed, drunk
- Britain <span class="word-self">andspan> Ireland
- An islands off the western coast of Europe, consisting of the mainlands of England, Scotland and Wales; also called Great Britain and Ireland
- Buckley's <span class="word-self">andspan> none
- A supposed two chances (probabilities), being Buckley's chance (meaning a very small chance) or no chance at all
- Canadian Security <span class="word-self">andspan> Intelligence Service
- The security agency for Canada, covering domestic and foreign intelligence
- Cape Cod <span class="word-self">andspan> the Islands
- A peninsula in Massachusetts, in the United States of America
- Carriage <span class="word-self">andspan> Insurance Paid to
- Meaning the seller pays for the freight to the named destination and the insurance during the transportation
- D <span class="word-self">andspan> C
- dilation and curettage
- Dadra <span class="word-self">andspan> Nagar Haveli
- Union territory in western India which has Silvassa as its capital
- East Macedonia <span class="word-self">andspan> Thrace
- one of the 13 peripheries of Greece
- England <span class="word-self">andspan> Wales
- The constituent countries of the United Kingdom, which share a single legal system and are treated as a single country for various purposes
- Fat <span class="word-self">andspan> Skinny
- Laurel and Hardy; Abbott and Costello; Any duo of opposites
- French Southern <span class="word-self">andspan> Antarctic Lands
- A French overseas territory located mostly in the Indian Ocean
- Great Britain <span class="word-self">andspan> Ireland
- Shortened form of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. (1801- 1921) Abbreviation: GBI
- Great Britain <span class="word-self">andspan> Northern Ireland
- Shortened form of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (1922-Present) Abbreviation: GBNI
- Hansel <span class="word-self">andspan> Gretel
- A German fairy tale, recorded by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812, about the siblings named Hansel and Gretel who are threatened by a cannibalistic witch who lives in a house made of cake and bread
- Hereford <span class="word-self">andspan> Worcester
- An administrative county in the west midlands of England
- Highlands <span class="word-self">andspan> Islands
- Another name for the Highlands
- I <span class="word-self">andspan> I
- You and I
Note: Used to signify the equality of all people under the one God (Jah.).
- I <span class="word-self">andspan> I
- Jah (God) and I
- I have to love you <span class="word-self">andspan> leave you
- Used as an affectionate way of saying goodbye
- I'll see you <span class="word-self">andspan> raise you
- Used to accept a bet, and at the same time raise the stakes
I'll see your $20 and raise you $200.
- I'll see you <span class="word-self">andspan> raise you
- More generally, used when someone produces or reveals something. One says this to announce they will answer by producing or revealing something of their own
I'll see your gigabyte and raise you a terabyte.
- Jekyll <span class="word-self">andspan> Hyde
- Alternating between a good and an evil personality
- Jekyll <span class="word-self">andspan> Hyde
- Someone who alternates between a good and an evil personality
- Jesus, Mary <span class="word-self">andspan> Joseph
- Used to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics
- Kosovo <span class="word-self">andspan> Metohia
- An autonomous province of Serbia
- Laurel <span class="word-self">andspan> Hardy
- Any duo who are so inept at practical tasks, as to be humorous
- Laurel <span class="word-self">andspan> Hardy
- A famous American comedy duo through the 1920s and 1930s
- Letters <span class="word-self">andspan> Science
- An academic major covered by many universities. It generally contains humanities and many types of sciences
- Lord willing <span class="word-self">andspan> the creek don't rise
- Barring unforeseen circumstances
Lord willing and the creek don't rise, we'll have that new barn finished in time for the harvest.
- M <span class="word-self">andspan> M boys
- Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris, who competed to break Babe Ruth's home-run record while on the same team
- Merry Christmas <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> Happy New Year
- A traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year
- Mutt <span class="word-self">andspan> Jeff
- Names given to a pair of companions, usually male, of whom one is tall and the other short
The bowler-hatted Terry-Thomas and Cooper's gangling American business partner (Alex Nicol) team up, Mutt-and-Jeff fashion.
- Mutt <span class="word-self">andspan> Jeff
- Deaf
- Mutt-<span class="word-self">andspan>-Jeff
- Alternative spelling of Mutt and Jeff
- National Oceanic <span class="word-self">andspan> Atmospheric Administration
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal government agency dedicated to scientifically studying the oceans and atmosphere. The NOAA is a part of the Department of Commerce
- Punch <span class="word-self">andspan> Judy
- A traditional sideshow often found at seaside resorts, consisting of various glove puppets operated by one man in a small tent style booth theatre
- Punch <span class="word-self">andspan> Judy
- A two sided ideological battle, or contradictory arguing
Like all binary debates, while it's certainly true that questions about public service broadcasting and the role of the BBC have risen up the agenda recently, it is easy, even from the offices of the BBC in White City, to get stuck in a Punch and Judy discourse.
- Q <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">Aspan>
- A period of time in which questions are asked of a person; an interview
- R <span class="word-self">andspan> R
- rest and recreation, or rest and relaxation; especially as a respite from military combat
- Romeo <span class="word-self">andspan> Juliet
- A tragedy, written by Shakespeare, about two young lovers named Romeo and Juliet whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families
- Romeo <span class="word-self">andspan> Juliet couple
- A couple who have married without their parents' consent
- Romeo <span class="word-self">andspan> Juliet couple
- By analogy with the two Shakespearean characters, a couple consisting of one member from each of two opposing families, parties, or countries
The incidence there was especially high among Indian and Pakistani teens, Romeo-and-Juliet couples.
- Romeo <span class="word-self">andspan> Juliet couples
- plural form of Romeo and Juliet couple
- Saint Kitts <span class="word-self">andspan> Nevis
- A country in the Caribbean, officially named the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, comprising of the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Pierre <span class="word-self">andspan> Miquelon
- An overseas territory of France off the eastern coast of Canada
- Saint-Pierre <span class="word-self">andspan> Miquelon
- Overseas department of France near Newfoundland
- Sao Tome <span class="word-self">andspan> Principe
- A country located on the islands of São Tomé, Príncipe and some minor islands in the Gulf of Guinea
- Serbia <span class="word-self">andspan> Montenegro
- Former country on the Balkan Peninsula, formerly part of Yugoslavia. It ceased to exist when Montenegro declared independence from Serbia on June 3, 2006. Official name: Serbia and Montenegro
- Stars <span class="word-self">andspan> Stripes
- The official newspaper of the United States armed forces
- Stars <span class="word-self">andspan> Stripes
- The flag of the United States
- São Tomé <span class="word-self">andspan> Príncipe
- Island nation off the western equatorial coast of Africa. Official name: Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Trinidad <span class="word-self">andspan> Tobago
- A country in the Caribbean. Official name: Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
- Trinidadian <span class="word-self">andspan> Tobagonian
- Of, from, or pertaining to Trinidad and Tobago or to the people or language of that country. Generally referred to as Trinidadian
- Trinidadian <span class="word-self">andspan> Tobagonian
- A person from Trinidad and Tobago or of descent of Trinidad and Tobago. Generally referred to as Trinidadian
- Tyne <span class="word-self">andspan> Wear
- A metropolitan county in the north east of England, spanning parts of County Durham and Northumberland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain <span class="word-self">andspan> Ireland
- The official name of the United Kingdom 1801-1916
- United Kingdom of Great Britain <span class="word-self">andspan> Northern Ireland
- The official name of the United Kingdom 1922-Present
- Urim <span class="word-self">andspan> Thummim
- The sacred devices (not always physical) used for casting lots
/ Should kings and nations from thy mouth consult, / Thy counsel would be as the oracle / Urim and Thummim, those oraculous gems / On Aaron’s breast, or tongue of Seers old / —.
- Wallis <span class="word-self">andspan> Futuna
- An overseas territory of France in Oceania. Official name: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands
- X's <span class="word-self">andspan> O's
- tic-tac-toe
- X's <span class="word-self">andspan> O's
- The basic delineation of roles in a project
- <span class="word-self">aspan> day late <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> dollar short
- Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use
- <span class="word-self">aspan> fool <span class="word-self">andspan> his money are soon parted
- It is easy to get money from foolish people, especially rich ones
- <span class="word-self">aspan> gentleman <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> scholar
- An admirable person
- <span class="word-self">aspan> hundred <span class="word-self">andspan> ten percent
- The exertion of more than seems possible, hence 110%, not 100%, the usual maximum amount possible
- <span class="word-self">aspan> little from column <span class="word-self">Aspan> <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> little from column B
- Alternative form of a little from column A, a little from column B
- <span class="word-self">aspan> quick drop <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> sudden stop
- A fall to one’s death, especially by hanging
If you were lucky enough to survive all this lunacy, you always risked capture. There your story would end with a quick drop and a sudden stop, for piracy was punishable by hanging.
- <span class="word-self">aspan> scholar <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> gentleman
- an admirable person
- above <span class="word-self">andspan> beyond
- More than is expected or required
Boy, they sure went above and beyond when they were planning this party!.
- above <span class="word-self">andspan> beyond
- Far more than
The staff often goes above and beyond what is required.
- accident <span class="word-self">andspan> emergency
- The department of a hospital that deals with injuries and medical emergencies
- aces <span class="word-self">andspan> spaces
- A poker hand containing only a pair of aces
- again <span class="word-self">andspan> again
- Repeatedly
- aid <span class="word-self">andspan> abet
- to be accomplice to someone in an illegal act
A bank employee was also accused of aiding and abetting the gang of robbers.
- aiding <span class="word-self">andspan> abetting
- Present participle of aid and abet
- aids <span class="word-self">andspan> abets
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aid and abet
- alarums <span class="word-self">andspan> excursions
- All the sounds and activities of preparations for war
- alarums <span class="word-self">andspan> excursions
- in general, any frantic activity
- alive <span class="word-self">andspan> kicking
- Healthy; vital; in good health, particularly in opposition to unfavorable circumstances
- all <span class="word-self">andspan> sundry
- all, everyone
- all <span class="word-self">andspan> sundry
- each one
- all bark <span class="word-self">andspan> no bite
- Describes someone who often says cutting remarks, but actually has a soft personality underneath
- all bark <span class="word-self">andspan> no bite
- Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious
- all eyes <span class="word-self">andspan> ears
- To be attentive
Seated by my mother, and keeping the ſilence that cuſtom preſcribes to young women, I was all eyes and ears; but when we chanced for a moment in private with Madam l’Epine, I aſked her a few queſtions, the anſwers to which elucidated my obſervations.
- all fur coat <span class="word-self">andspan> no knickers
- Having a superficially positive appearance that is belied by the reality, e.g., superficially elegant and beautiful but actually sleazy
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- all hat <span class="word-self">andspan> no cattle
- Full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious
Yew certainly are. All hat and no cattle.
- all mouth <span class="word-self">andspan> no trousers
- Alternative form of all mouth and trousers
- all mouth <span class="word-self">andspan> trousers
- Superficial, engaging in empty, boastful talk, but not of real substance
- all my eye <span class="word-self">andspan> Betty Martin
- rubbish, humbug
Oh, that's all my eye and Betty Martin! Nobody believes that, I should hope.
- all sizzle <span class="word-self">andspan> no steak
- A thing or person which fails to measure up to its description or advanced promotion
Y2K may be the equivalent of the Kohotek comet—all sizzle and no steak.
- all talk <span class="word-self">andspan> no action
- Speaking, promising, or boasting much, but doing little
He never gets his job done. He's just all talk and no action.
- all the way to Egery <span class="word-self">andspan> back
- The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel
- all wool <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> yard wide
- Describes someone or something of high quality
- all work <span class="word-self">andspan> no play makes Jack <span class="word-self">aspan> dull boy
- Too much focus on one's career is often viewed unfavorably
- all work <span class="word-self">andspan> no play makes Jack <span class="word-self">aspan> dull boy
- Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy
- all's fair in love <span class="word-self">andspan> war
- unpleasant behavior is acceptable during love and conflict
- alpha <span class="word-self">andspan> omega
- The first and last; the beginning and end
- alpha <span class="word-self">andspan> omega
- The first and last letters in the Greek alphabet, quotation:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end saith the Lord, .
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used to ask for elaboration
A: I don't have a key. B: And... A: And I need one to get in.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used to indicate causation
Ask me the definition of “and” again and I’ll scream.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- To; used to connect two finite verbs
Call and see whether John is coming over.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used at the end of a list to indicate the last item
bread, butter and cheese.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used to connect two homogeneous (similar) words or phrases
Boys and girls come out to play.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used to indicate addition
Five and six are eleven.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- Used to join sentences or sentence fragments in chronological order
I mended the chair and it broke again.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>
- If
Peter answered, and sayde: master, and thou be he, bidde me come unto the on the water.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> all
- Used to suggest certain unstated relevant implications or what has been stated
What with you saying he was sick and all, I figured neither of you were coming.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> all
- Including every object, attribute, or process associated with preceding item or series of items
He ate the whole fish, bones and all.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> all that
- Used at the end of a statement to insinuate that there is more information that can be inferred from the preceding
She likes Punk Rock, Screamo, Death Metal and all that.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> change
- and some quantity, but less than the increment to the next round number
This ain't your speed young man, run in your lane / So I can come through doin' a hundred and change.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> counting
- used to show that the number previously mentioned is continuously changing, i.e. increasing or decreasing
Hurry up, the train leaves in three minutes. No, two minutes and counting!.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> crap
- Alternative form of and shit
- <span class="word-self">andspan> finally
- A light news story reserved for the end of a bulletin when there is a lack of more important items; typically involving animals or other features supposed to be amusing
The shots were included as part of BBC natural history producer Fergus Beeley nature diary from Beinn Eighe’s National Nature Reserve show water being blown back uphill on a windy day in Torridon. They have been picked up by the media as an ‘and finally’ and widely circulated.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> if
- Alternative form of an if
- <span class="word-self">andspan> shit
- Used after one or more listed objects, attributes or processes to indicate additional others
Oh no! All this seaweed and shit is getting all over me!.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> so forth
- Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> so on
- Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner
Put things where you will use them: sponges next to the sink, knives next to the cutting board, and so on.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> that
- And everything related to that; and so on; etc
We want to move to a new town, buy a house, start a family and that.
- <span class="word-self">andspan> the horse you rode in on
- Euphemistic shortening of "fuck you and the horse you rode in on"
- <span class="word-self">andspan> the horse you rode in on
- Intensifier
- <span class="word-self">andspan> the like
- And other similar items
- <span class="word-self">andspan> then some
- Used to confirm preceding utterance, while implying that what was said or asked is an understatement
It created a disruption, and then some.
- <span class="word-self">andspan>/or
- Joins two alternatives to mean either or both; indicates that inclusive or is meant where or alone might be taken to mean exclusive or
List three personal and/or business references.
- any <span class="word-self">andspan> all
- Any, every, each, all; used for emphasis
- any-<span class="word-self">andspan>-all
- Alternative spelling of any and all
- arm <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> leg
- A very high price for an item or service; an exorbitant price; usually used after the verb cost
- arts <span class="word-self">andspan> crafts
- All the handicrafts based upon making decorative and useful things manually
- arts <span class="word-self">andspan> letters
- the fine arts, performing arts, and liberal arts, considered together
- arts <span class="word-self">andspan> letters
- the fine arts and literature, considered together
- assault <span class="word-self">andspan> battery
- The combination of two violent crimes: assault (the threat of violence) and battery (physical violence). This legal distinction exists only in jurisdictions that distinguish assault as threatened violence rather than actual violence
- at sixes <span class="word-self">andspan> sevens
- In a state of confusion
Oh, what a racket! And everything on deck apparently at sixes and sevens. Mail-bags and passengers mixed up in every direction.
- at sixes <span class="word-self">andspan> sevens
- In a state of dispute or disagreement
All you will see is a girl you once knew, although she's dressed up to the nines, at sixes and sevens with you.
- back <span class="word-self">andspan> forth
- The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing
- back <span class="word-self">andspan> forth
- From one place to another and back again
- back <span class="word-self">andspan> forth
- Negotiations or discussions between two or more parties
- back <span class="word-self">andspan> forths
- plural form of back and forth
- back, crack <span class="word-self">andspan> sack
- A beauty treatment for men in which hair is removed from the back, from between the buttocks ("crack") and from the scrotum ("sack")
- back-<span class="word-self">andspan>-forth
- Alternative spelling of back and forth
- bacon <span class="word-self">andspan> cabbage
- A popular dish consisting of a large piece of boiling bacon simmered with cabbage and other vegetables such as onions, turnips and carrots. Served with the bacon sliced and much of the boiled liquid retained with the vegetables
- bag <span class="word-self">andspan> baggage
- All one's possessions
- bag <span class="word-self">andspan> baggage
- With all one's possessions
- bait <span class="word-self">andspan> switch
- Any similar deceptive behavior, especially in politics and romantic relationships
- bait-<span class="word-self">andspan>-switch
- Relating to use of bait and switch (offering one attractive exchange initially, but not honoring the offer) in business, politics, and elsewhere
Despite Healy's argument that the Liberty Fund would go to worthwhile causes, many felt the Red Cross had deliberately misled donors by using September 11th in a bait-and-switch ploy.
- ball <span class="word-self">andspan> chain
- A heavy iron ball attached to a prisoner's leg by a chain as a means of restraint
Take away this ball and chain.
- bangers <span class="word-self">andspan> mash
- meal of sausages and mashed potato, usually with onions and gravy added
- barefoot <span class="word-self">andspan> pregnant
- Kept at home to perform the traditional duties expected of women
He wanted me barefoot and pregnant, she said. But staying home was driving her crazy.
- baron <span class="word-self">andspan> femme
- The arms of a man and his wife, marshalled together
- battledore <span class="word-self">andspan> shuttlecock
- An early version of the game badminton
But I stayed out a few minutes longer with Adele and Pilot—ran a race with her, and played a game of battledore and shuttlecock.
- beauty <span class="word-self">andspan> the beast
- Two individuals, usually but not necessarily romantically involved, where one is perceived to be considerably more attractive than the other
- beck <span class="word-self">andspan> call
- Summons and control, in a position of servitude or as an attendant
He had a small fleet of waiters and servants at his beck and call.
- bed <span class="word-self">andspan> board
- A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment
For, alas, the Ideal always has to grow in the Real, and to seek out its bed and board there, often in a very sorry way. No beautifullest Poet is a Bird-of-Paradise, living on perfumes; sleeping in the aether with outspread wings. The Heroic, independent of bed and board, is found in Drury Lane Theatre only.
- bed <span class="word-self">andspan> breakfast
- A private home or guesthouse, etc. where guests are provided overnight accommodations and served breakfast but usually no other meals
- bed <span class="word-self">andspan> breakfast
- A type of guesthouse providing such a service. Abbreviations: B & B, B&B
- bed-<span class="word-self">andspan>-breakfast
- Alternative spelling of bed and breakfast
- beer <span class="word-self">andspan> skittles
- Something pleasurable
- beer <span class="word-self">andspan> skittles
- Fun times
- bees <span class="word-self">andspan> honey
- money
- before-<span class="word-self">andspan>-after
- Describing a pair of images showing the difference made by a specified treatment
- bells <span class="word-self">andspan> smells
- A style of religious worship emphasising high ritual, including use of vestments, bells and incense, especially that of High Church Anglicanism or Anglo-Catholicism
- bells <span class="word-self">andspan> whistles
- Extra features added for show rather than function; fancy additions or features
I need a new phone, but I don’t want all those fancy bells and whistles on it!.
- belt <span class="word-self">andspan> suspenders
- Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing
He believes in a belt and suspenders, booking flights from two different airports on different airlines for important trips.
- belt <span class="word-self">andspan> suspenders
- Having several layers of protection; redundant or over cautious
Not wanting to take additional risk, he went with the belt and suspenders option, purchasing both the extended warranty and the on-site service policy.
- best bib <span class="word-self">andspan> tucker
- attractive clothing
- better to have loved <span class="word-self">andspan> lost than never to have loved at all
- Love is worthwhile despite the pain involved in separation
- better to have loved <span class="word-self">andspan> lost than never to have loved at all
- Having experience of love, even if it ended, is better than having no experience of love
- between Scylla <span class="word-self">andspan> Charybdis
- Similar in meaning to between a rock and a hard place
- between <span class="word-self">aspan> rock <span class="word-self">andspan> <span class="word-self">aspan> hard place
- Having the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options; in a predicament or quandary
If Washington Mutual needs to raise capital quickly, it will very likely find itself between a rock and a hard place, because credit markets have all but closed their doors to troubled banks.
- between the jigs <span class="word-self">andspan> the reels
- eventually, despite all the confusion
- between you <span class="word-self">andspan> me
- In confidence, please keep secret
Let’s keep this conversation between you and me.
- between you, me, <span class="word-self">andspan> the bedpost
- between you and me
Between you and me and the bed-post – young master’s quarrelled with old master.
- betwixt <span class="word-self">andspan> between
- Neither one thing nor the other
- betwixt <span class="word-self">andspan> between
- Neither here nor there
- bike-<span class="word-self">andspan>-ride
- Activity involving the use of a bicycle in conjunction with another type of transportation such as public transit. Typically, bike-and-ride facilities include bicycle storage areas adjacent to transit stops, giving transit riders the option of traveling to the stops without the use of a motorized vehicle
- binge-<span class="word-self">andspan>-purge
- The cycle of binge eating and self-induced vomiting or use of laxatives characteristic of bulimarexia
- birds <span class="word-self">andspan> bees
- informal sex education, especially describing the sexual activity of animals rather than that of people
We learned about birds and bees back in school.
- bits <span class="word-self">andspan> bobs
- A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things
- bits <span class="word-self">andspan> pieces
- A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> blue
- Covered in bruises
My arm is still black and blue from slipping on the ice yesterday.
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> gold garden spider
- a North American garden spider
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> gold garden spiders
- plural form of black and gold garden spider
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> tan
- An alcoholic beverage made from a dark and a light malt, typically Guinness or Beamish stout (black) and Bass or Harp ale (tan). In the United Kingdom, the liquids are mixed together. In the U.S., the heavier liquid fills the bottom of the glass, and the other is poured over a spoon to avoid mixing
Not only did the Dublin barkeeps not make a shamrock in the foam, they claimed to not even know what a black and tan was.
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> white
- Representing colours with pure black and white tones or with shades of gray
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> white
- A type of giant cookie (about 8 inches diameter) with icing on the top side: half white, half dark chocolate
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> white
- A 1970s police patrol car
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> white warbler
- A small North American bird, Mniotilta varia, that winters in Florida and Central America
- black <span class="word-self">andspan> white warblers
- plural form of black and white warbler
- black-<span class="word-self">andspan>-blue
- Badly bruised, with discolourations beneath the skin due to coagulation of blood
- black-<span class="word-self">andspan>-white
- Of a television or monitor, displaying images in shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color
- black-<span class="word-self">andspan>-white
- Of art, a photograph or photography, using shades of grey/gray rather than colour/color
- black-<span class="word-self">andspan>-white television
- A monochrome system of transmitting and receiving television signals
- black-<span class="word-self">andspan>-white televisions
- plural form of black-and-white television
- block <span class="word-self">andspan> tackle
- A system of two or more pulleys (the tackles) each enclosed by a housing (the block) with a rope or cable threaded between them, usually used to lift or pull heavy loads
- block <span class="word-self">andspan> tackle
- human male external genitalia
- blood <span class="word-self">andspan> tommy
- expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration
- blood-<span class="word-self">andspan>-guts
- Performed with vigor, ferocity, passion, or violence (especially in competition)
- blow hot <span class="word-self">andspan> cold
- To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion
The Xinhua commentary said that Chen blows hot and cold, behaves capriciously and is a hard man to trust..
- blues <span class="word-self">andspan> twos
- The flashing blue lights and (originally) two-tone siren of a police vehicle
- board <span class="word-self">andspan> lodging
- A place of lodging with daily meals, usually provided in return for rent or other considerations
- boom <span class="word-self">andspan> bust
- A pattern of high prices in a given market or in the entire economy followed by ruinously low prices, falling production, and bankruptcies by producers
- bow <span class="word-self">andspan> arrow
- A weapon consisting of a bow and a supply of arrows, often kept in a quiver