bullets and beans
n.pl.— «The commander said the airlift carried more than 63,000 tons of bullets and beans and 100,00 passengers in that period.» —“Korea Airlift Carried 100,000 Passengers” in Feaf Combat Cargo Command, Japan Washington Post Nov. 19, 1950. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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