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Leighton backs this phrase that goes heavy on regret. "The key is to just apologize first, be sincere about it and explain why you’re canceling on your host," Leighton says. 6.
These are not merely catchy sayings. Even though some sources may identify a phrase as a catchphrase, this list is for those that meet the definition given in the lead section of the catchphrase article and are notable for their widespread use within the culture. This list is distinct from the list of political catchphrases.
"My God, my God! Enlighten us. Inspire in a united mankind the love of the good, the love of well being.—To do good, to live for others—that's happiness. Charity, charity, for all the world to be happy. —Widows, small boys—help them." [4] — Pierre-Jean de Béranger, French poet and chansonnier (16 July 1857) "What an irreparable loss!"
A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition. The difference is that a proverb is a fixed expression, while a proverbial phrase permits alterations to fit the grammar of the context. [1] [2] In 1768, John Ray defined a proverbial phrase as:
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"My love of God is greater than my fear of death." [181] [182] — Cecil Pugh, GC, MA, Congregational Church minister (5 July 1941), asking to be lowered into the hold of the sinking SS Anselm, where injured airmen were trapped. Pugh then prayed with the men until the ship sank. "Love the immaculate, love the immaculate, love the immaculate." [183]
Without them modeling proper situations to apologize in and how to do so in the first place, the only times I would find myself saying those words was through tears or gritted teeth when I was ...