A pair that'll beat a full house

Posted by Pamela July 31, 2008 at 23:31In reply to A pair that'll beat a full house posted by pamela on July 31, 2008 at 23:17:

Has anyone ever heard the expression "A pair that'll beat a full house" - meaning "a strange couple?"

Are you sure that it means "a strange couple"?
I don't ask idly. If you are sure, that's one thing; if you are guessing, that's another.
SS

I found 22 hits for this on google, and "pair that'll beat a full house" doesn't seem to mean "a strange couple" - it seems to mean "a good match" as in:

" ... my favourite movie of all time: "The Quiet Man" with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara made in 1952. It's got John Wayne ... in this movie he's extremely sexy and with the wonderful Maureen O'Hara, they're a pair that'll beat a full house any day!" boards.

Pamela

I should add that it's not always a compliment - two people can match due to a common vice.