A FEW WORDS WITH "MOM" & "DAD"
For very low temperatures, these may use magnets instead of mercury
thermometers
Cursing someone after inflicting bodily harm is literally piling on this way
Adding insult to injury
To be sick, or a foamy beverage
Ail & Ale
The H that begins this brand's short name was originally Hennes, Swedish for "Hers"; ABBA member Anni-Frid was a face of it in the '70s
H&M
Orange juice & vodka, basically
Screwdriver
Name of a city in southern Colorado as well as Tobago's partner island
Trinidad
There's a geometric shape & a number in this phrase meaning to start over
Back to square one
A group of young ladies, or one married one
Misses & Mrs
If you say this retailer has lured big fashion names starting with Isaac Mizrahi to its "Design for All" collabs, bull's-eye!
Target
A JPEG or an MP3
File
Look out, this type of small family store, here comes Walmart
mom-and-pop
Once upon a time, if you worked or studied late into the night, you really did do this, because of a type of lamp
Burn the midnight oil
An emotional state, or what the cow did
Mood & Mooed
The 1989 story that coined "fast fashion" profiled Express, the first specialty brand from this Ohio company, once LTD on the NYSE
Limited
For the way he pounded foes, Charles, 8th century ruler of the Franks, was known as Martel, or this
Hammer
A relaxing type of herbal tea from celestial seasonings
chamomile
Do this, improve on an existing invention, "and the world will beat a path to your door"
Build a better mousetrap
A legal claim, or with little adipose tissue
Lien & Lean
Kanye West has a lyric about girls who "rock" this fashion brand "but just turned 30"
Forever 21
As a noun, it's a cutting tool; as a verb, it's a synonym for cheat
To Chisel
Meaning "city", this word comes before "Juarez" & "de Mexico"
Ciudad
The gut-brain connection is one theory on why when you're nervous, you feel this phenomenon in your gut rather than brain
Butterflies in the stomach
Any channel to walk down, or Guernsey in the English Channel
Aisle & Isle
One of the pioneers of fast fashion is this end-of-the-alphabet chain, perennially listed among Spain's most valuable brands
Zara
NFL star Jack Reynolds got this nickname after using one to cut a car in half after a frustrating loss
Hacksaw