The "And", conjunction of dynamic action duo

[technobabel]

Let me start with a poorly composed limerick

Hopefully the list below will grow
When the blood in our brain improves its flow
Is this something that we must know?
Learn it by heart, today
And wait for the situation presents itself tomorrow.

1. Hit and run- type of auto-accident

2. Kiss and tell

3. Smash and grab- 搶銀樓的基本招

4. Smoke and mirror- 障眼法

5. Cash and carry-

6. Cause and effect

7. Lock and load

8. Divide and conquer

9. Search and rescue

10. Lo and behold

11. Slash and burn

12. Stand and deliver

13. Wine and dine

[David_Liao]

有些能了解，有些有文化差異，我就不太知道 kiss and tell　有什麼關連，tell看來是「分辨」的意思吧，是吻了就知道嗎？香煙和鏡子？鎖上和裝子彈？
Wanye，這些有押韻的辭組有什麼典故嗎？

[technobabel]

Thought you never ask...
These are cases of 1+1>2 and/or one thing leads to another.
Pairing of these words together just seemed to make so much sense when describing certain situation.

"Kiss and tell" is very straight forward. Often used to describe situation after an intimate encounter, one just need to talk about it. Sort of like the show Sex and the city is based upon.

"Smoke and mirror" is a tactic of deception. I think this idiom came from the world of magic.

Here are a few more:

Pick and choose

Used and abused

rough and tumble

Only certain words go together so nicely and used by everybody over and over again. Soon, these synergistic combination takes on a whole new meaning.