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Hebrew. This form of greeting was traditional among the Ashkenazi Jewish communities of Eastern Europe. The appropriate response is " Aleichem Shalom " (עֲלֵיכֶם שָׁלוֹם) or "Upon you be peace." (cognate with the Arabic-language "assalamu alaikum" meaning "The peace [of ] be upon you.)" L'hitraot.
“Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.” —Richard Whately “If you get up in the morning and think the future is going to be better, it is a bright day.
“A glooming peace this morning with it brings; / The sun, for sorrow, will not show his head: / Go hence, to have more talk of these sad things; / Some shall be pardon’d, and some punished ...
1. “Good morning!”. Keep it simple, yeah? 2. “Happy FriYAY!” (Or insert day of the week.) 3. [Pick up the conversation you “fell asleep on” last night.] This is a foolproof way to keep ...
Cold hands, warm heart [a] Comparisons are odious [a] Count your blessings [a] Courage is the measure of a Man, Beauty is the measure of a Woman [a] Cowards may die many times before their death [a] Crime does not pay [a] Cream rises. Criss-cross, applesauce [a] Cross the stream where it is shallowest.
The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
Phrase used in Chess in the song “Difficult and Dangerous Times”, referring to a chess match as a “sweet hail-fellow-well-met affair”. In Stephen King 's books, the question "are we well met?" or its affirmation are often used. It is a particularly common phrase in The Dark Tower, which has many other archaisms.
Good morning, I am thinking of you. “Everyone needs to feel that their partner remembers them and cares about them, more than anyone else,” Deguire says. Just the thought of you makes me smile.