A __________ and a __________

Each clue below can be answered with an expression in the form of A _____ and a _____ . For example, given the clue How much I love you, in an old song, the answer would be A Bushel and a Peck. Some expressions are preceded by an introductory word.

1. Cursory job - to be completed at a later date
2. Operating on minimal resources, but hoping for success
3. Tongue-in-cheek compliment for unexpected help
4. Where you are when you have two choices - both bad
5. Not done in time, and not enough
6. What a very expensive item will cost you
7. Accursed, Biblically
8. Traditional length of time to establish legal status - as in divorce

Answers:

1. A lick and a promise
2. (On) a wing and a prayer
3. (You're) a gentleman and a scholar
4. (Between) a rock and a hard place
5. A day late and a dollar short
6. An arm and a leg
7. A hiss and a byword
8. A year and a day

Credit: GAMES Magazine - Sept. 2011
John L Catalano  (#1-5 - adapted)
A THIS AND A THAT