The dustpan is commonly used in combination with a broom or long brush. "Take a pot, a dustpan and a broom and marry a man". On the first stair, a dustpan and brush quarrel with each other. A variant on the dustpan is the silent butler, a handheld, lidded dustpan. The small dustpan may appear to be a type of flat scoop. It is commonly used in combination with a dustpan.