[Idiom] idiomatic expressions

I have to complete the following idiomatic expressions:

Several trouble-makers were thrown out neck and ______________

The Navy will not accept you unless you are sound in wind and ____________

I keep this dress for high days and _____________________

Thank you

[bhaisahab]

Originally Posted by galoo

I have to complete the following idiomatic expressions:

Several trouble-makers were thrown out neck and ______________

The Navy will not accept you unless you are sound in wind and limb

I keep this dress for high days and holidays

Thank you

I'm afraid I've never heard of the first one.

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by bhaisahab

I'm afraid I've never heard of the first one.

Neck and heels definition by Babylon's free dictionary
to be sound in wind and limbs

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by galoo

I keep this dress for high days and holidays.

Thank you

Two further idioms crossed my mind:

Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press
Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press

[BobK]

Originally Posted by svartnik

Neck and heels definition by Babylon's free dictionary
to be sound in wind and limbs

I've never heard of 'neck and heels', but I have heard 'neck and crop'. So has Google:

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Neck and crop - definition of Neck and crop by the Free Online ...
Definition of Neck and crop in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Neck and crop. Pronunciation of Neck and crop. Translations of Neck and crop.
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Neck and Crop — Infoplease.com
Neck and Crop. Entirely. The crop is the gorge of a bird. ... More on Neck and Crop from Infoplease:. Neck and Crop - Neck and Crop Entirely. ...
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neck and crop - definition from dictionary.die.net
Neck \Neck\, n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel. hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.] 1.
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neck and crop - Wiktionary
25 Jul 2007 ... She turned him neck and crop out of the house. Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neck_and_crop". Category: Obsolete ...
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This usage of 'crop' (a bird's throat) is rare; in fact I've only ever met it in that phrase.

Is the 'S' added to 'limb' a correction? I've only ever met the singular.

b

[svartnik]

"neck and heels - Google Search -- 19.1k hits

"neck and crop - Google Search -- 23.1k

19.1/23.1 = 0.82 ~ 1.0

[svartnik]

Originally Posted by BobK

Is the 'S' added to 'limb' a correction? I've only ever met the singular.

b

[BobK]

PS I've seen 'holiidays' spelt like that*, but I've also seen it spelt Holy Days and I usually hear it pronounced with a long O. It's an abbreviation (for some) of 'Holy Days of Obligation' - like Ascension Day or Christmas Day - when Roman Catholics are (or were - I've lost track of the rules) required to go to Mass.

b

PS *I had to leave that typo; only a killjoy would have put it right.

[RonBee]

For some reason "high days and holy days" makes more sense to me. (I can't explain why.)

[BobK]

Originally Posted by svartnik

"neck and heels - Google Search -- 19.1k hits

"neck and crop - Google Search -- 23.1k

19.1/23.1 = 0.82 ~ 1.0

I hear you. but how about this?

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Results 1 - 10 of about 442 for "neck and heels".

This explains my lack of experience.

b