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This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope. These are not merely catchy sayings.
A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of mouth and a variety of mass media (such as films, internet, literature and publishing, television, and radio).
See a pin and pick it up, all the day you will have good luck; See a pin and let it lay, bad luck you will have all day; See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; Seeing is believing; Seek and ye shall find; Set a thief to catch a thief; Shiny are the distant hills; Shrouds have no pockets (Speech is silver but) Silence is golden
I. I don't know, Davey! I love it when a plan comes together; I pity the fool (catchphrase) I shall return; I think we all need a pep talk; I will moida da bum
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The first player whispers the chosen phrase to the person next to them. It continues down the line or around the circle, until the last person receives the message. At that point, the last player ...
"That'll be the day!" was a well-known catch-phrase well before the 1956 move The Searchers. The Dictionary of Catch Phrases records it back to 1917, there was a play titled That'll be the day! in 1935, it is recorded in a 1941 book on New Zealand slang, and there were at least 4 copyright registrations in the 1940s for songs with that title.
Just reading that phrase can feel uncomfortable, let alone saying it to someone or hearing someone say it to you. “This phrase is dismissive and disrespectful, especially in situations where ...