Go hand in hand

[Ashraful Haque]

According to cambridge dictionary 'go hand in hand' means 'If something goes hand in hand with something else, it is closely related to it and happens at the same time as it or as a result of it.'

I was waiting for chance to use this idiom. Last night I ate my a fish stew but it didn't taste as good as I had expected. It was out of town and the place was on the cheaper side. So I said to my friend who had the same opinion about the taste, "Sometimes the taste of food goes hand in hand with the amount of money you pay for it."

Have I used the idiom correctly?
If so. How about this one,
"Your demand for luxury go hand in hand with your income."

 

[emsr2d2]

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, 'go hand in hand' means 'If something goes hand in hand with something else, it is closely related to it and happens at the same time as it or as a result of it.'

I was waiting for a chance to use this idiom. Last night, I ate my a fish stew but it didn't taste as good as I had expected. It The restaurant was out of town and the place was on the cheaper side. So I said to my friend (who had the same opinion about the taste), "Sometimes the taste of food goes hand in hand with the amount of money you pay for it."

Have I used the idiom correctly?

If so, how about this one?
"Your demand for luxury goes hand in hand with your income."

Please note my corrections above.

Your first example sentence uses it appropriately; your second doesn't. Lots of people demand luxury that vastly outstrips their income. They might expect other people to buy expensive things for them. They might steal luxury good. This would make more sense: "Your ability to buy luxury goods goes hand in hand with your income".

 

[Barque]

I understand what you mean but I'm not sure it works in your fish stew example.

"Sometimes the taste of food goes hand in hand with the amount of money you pay for it."

A more apt phrase here might be "You get what you pay for". I'd say one is a consequence of the other more than they going hand in hand.

How about this one,
"Your demand for luxury go hand in hand with your income."

Do you mean you tend to spend more the more you earn? I'd put it differently. Again, the fact that you spend more is a consequence of earning more.
The more you earn, the more you buy.

"Hand in hand" refers to two things that are related and work together. When you think of one, you think of the other, like birthdays and cake.

 

[SoothingDave]

Football and beer. Bacon and eggs.

 

[Amigos4]

Football and beer. Bacon and eggs.

Babe Ruth and Baseball. Thunder and lightning. emsr2d2 and red marking pencils.

 

[Tarheel]

Ice cream and apple pie. Spaghetti and meat balls. Pizza and beer.

 

[Amigos4]

Ice cream and apple pie. Spaghetti and meat balls. Pizza and beer.

Shoes and socks. Bread and butter. Tarheel and a Bee named Ron. The list for "hand in hand" pairings is endless!

 

[Glizdka]

Socks and sandals. Vodka and a hangover. Physicists and grandiloquent babble.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Do you mean you tend to spend more the more you earn? I'd put it differently. Again, the fact that you spend more is a consequence of earning more.
The more you earn, the more you buy.

"Hand in hand" refers to two things that are related and work together. When you think of one, you think of the other, like birthdays and cake.

Exactly. I should've given the full context. Thanks.

 

[Ashraful Haque]

Please note my corrections above.

Your first example sentence uses it appropriately; your second doesn't. Lots of people demand luxury that vastly outstrips their income. They might expect other people to buy expensive things for them. They might steal luxury good. This would make more sense: "Your ability to buy luxury goods goes hand in hand with your income".

As Barque said. I meant that you tend to spend more the more you earn.

How about this sentence.
"Our standard of living goes hand in hand with our income."
Or,
"Your standard of living goes hand in hand with your country's economy."

 

[Glizdka]

"Your standard of living goes hand in hand with your country's economy."

That's not always the case and the statement is vulnerable to various of definitions of standard of living and a country's economy.

 

[probus]

Socks and sandals.

Was that a joke Gliz? North Americans consider socks with sandals ridiculous.

 

[Glizdka]

Was that a joke Gliz? North Americans consider socks with sandals ridiculous.

You might be right. It is a bit ridiculous. But pizza and pineapple definitely go hand in hand.

 

[Tarheel]

Peanut butter and jelly.

 

[emsr2d2]

You might be right. It is a bit ridiculous. But pizza and pineapple definitely go hand in hand.

Don't suggest that to an Italian!

Peanut butter and jelly.

I've never understood the attraction of that (notwithstanding the fact that that would be "peanut butter and jam" in BrE). Peanut butter is a savoury food so why would anyone put it with one of the sweetest foods on the planet?! I suppose I can see how it would have worked a few decades ago when peanut butter inexplicably had sugar added to it.

 

[5jj]

Peanut butter and the vomit bowl.

 

[Tarheel]

@emsr2d2 I've never had pineapple on my pizza, but I've heard it's pretty good.

While peanut butter by itself is fine, I like the taste of PB&J. (I don't use jelly. Preserves spreads better.)

I had no idea anybody would have so much to say about it.

I guess jam and jelly are the same thing. (I've never known the difference between the two. Maybe there is none.)

 

[emsr2d2]

Jam (BrE) is jelly (AmE). It's fruit spread made with pectin and sugar. Jelly (BrE) is jello (AmE). It's gelatine flavoured with fruit.

 

[SoothingDave]

First of all, we still have sugar in peanut butter here, except for "natural" varieties that are a niche product.

Secondly, jam and jelly are different products. Jam is made with fruit. Jelly is made with fruit juice.

 

[5jj]

Jelly (BrE) is jello (AmE). It's gelatine flavoured with fruit.

It's also clear jam with no pips or skin.