(idiomatic, often humorous) Used (sometimes sarcastically) to indicate that a past event being mentioned is particularly important: a long time ago; many years ago.

plural of up-and-down straight draw

plural of sit-and-go

(idiomatic) Alternative form of up-and-coming

Alternative form of kit and caboodle

To use a combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.

(idiomatic) Used to evoke the idea that adult men sometimes dote excessively on machines, automobiles, and gadgets in a childish manner.

(dated) Of high quality.

Each person can make his or her own decisions.

(poker slang) A poker hand containing only a pair of aces / (bridge slang) A bridge hand with opening points based primarily on aces, so that there are not enough winners.