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The modern use of the phrase is generally attributed to Fred R. Barnard. Barnard wrote this phrase in the advertising trade journal Printers' Ink, promoting the use of images in advertisements that appeared on the sides of streetcars. [6] The December 8, 1921, issue carries an ad entitled, "One Look is Worth A Thousand Words."
See images of Giada De Laurentiis through the years: "I do nibble!" she admitted to Health. "I always have a ton of precut mixed fruit in my fridge, and bowls of mixed nuts that I've toasted."
The men's magazine known for sexy cover photos and lists of the hottest women is experimenting with a new direction -- and it might be saying "bye-bye" to those bikinis. "Celebrating sexiness is ...
For one Swedish Instagram model, having long legs — which now propel her modeling career — was once the cause of bullying.. Ia Ostergren is a mom of two whose legs measure an astounding 40 ...
Sajaseong-eo: Korean form of four-character idioms; Yojijukugo: Japanese form of four-character idioms; Mantra: a religious, mystical, or other spiritual saying that is repeated, for example, in meditation. Maxim: (1) an instructional expression of a general principle or rule of morality or (2) simply a synonym for "aphorism"; they include ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Anne Hathaway serves a major look on the red carpet. picture alliance - Getty Images This is hardly Anne’s only leggy moment lately. She showed them off in a thigh-length puffer at Sundance:
The concept is generally distinct from those of an adage, brocard, chiasmus, epigram, maxim (legal or philosophical), principle, proverb, and saying; although some of these concepts could be construed as types of aphorism. Often aphorisms are distinguished from other short sayings by the need for interpretation to make sense of them.