PERFECT PAIRINGS XII

Joseph Appel 

 

Each clue can be re-phrased using wordplay - especially synonyms and homographs - to make a common phrase in the form of _____ and _____. For example, CARD GAME and ROSES could be re-phrased as HEARTS and FLOWERS. 

 

1. Difficult and go without food

2. Place to sleep and morning meal

3. Cooking vessels and bad reviews

4. Space and a plank

5. Do harm to someone and a power source

6. Work and the business of UPS and FedEx

7. Grueling work and problems

8. Feline and cursor mover

9. British sailor and a bird part

10. Adobe unit and pestle partner

 

Answers:

 

1. Hard and fast

2. Bed and breakfast

3. Pots and pans

4. Room and board

5. Assault and battery

6. Labor and delivery

7. Toil and trouble

8. Cat and mouse

9. Tar and feather

10. Brick and mortar