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The way to a man's heart is through his stomach; The work praises the man. There ain't no such thing as a free lunch; There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with cream; There are none so blind as those who will not see – attributed variously to Edmund Burke or George Santayana; There are two sides to every question
“Homeward bound / I wish I was / Homeward bound / Home where my thought’s escapin’ / Home where my music’s playin’ / Home where my love lies waitin’ / Silently for me” — Paul Simon ...
Home Sweet Home door knocker. The Village of East Hampton acquired his grandfathers seventeenth-century house, known as "Home Sweet Home," and the windmill behind it, converting the homestead into a living museum in the landmarked East Hampton Village District. The song is known in Japan as "Hanyū no Yado" ("埴生の宿") ("My Humble Cottage").
It is in this last sense, which became popular in the 16th century, that Shakespeare used the word. "Mortal coil"—along with "the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune", "to sleep, perchance to dream" and "ay, there’s the rub"—is part of Hamlet ’s famous " To be, or not to be " speech.
Synonym for death Neutral Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation Army ...
Vice-chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger speaks to Reuters during an interview in Omaha, Neb., May 3, 2013. (Lane Hickenbottom/REUTERS) (Lane Hickenbottom / reuters)
Quoting out of context (sometimes referred to as contextomy or quote mining) is an informal fallacy in which a passage is removed from its surrounding matter in such a way as to distort its intended meaning. [1] Context may be omitted intentionally or accidentally, thinking it to be non-essential.
The term has also been used as an approbation or form of praise. This may refer to the recipient's status as the leader or authority within a particular context, who is afraid of other people in society, or it might be assumed to be a shortened form of a phrase like "He is the man (who is in charge)."