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  2. List of idioms of improbability - Wikipedia

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    One might also say that an unlikely event will happen "on the 32nd of the month". To express indefinite postponement, you might say that an event is deferred "to the [Greek] Calends" (see Latin). A less common expression used to point out someone's wishful thinking is Αν η γιαγιά μου είχε καρούλια, θα ήταν ...

  3. List of proverbial phrases - Wikipedia

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    Time and tide wait for no man; Time flies; Time goes by slowly when your are living intensely; Time is a great healer; Time is money (Only) time will tell 'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; To be worn out is to be renewed – Laozi, Chinese philosopher (604 BC – c. 531 BC) [11] To each his own

  4. No good deed goes unpunished - Wikipedia

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    The modern expression "No good deed goes unpunished" is an ironic twist on this conventional morality. [1]The ironic usage of the phrase appears to be a 20th-century invention, found for example in Brendan Gill's 1950 novel The Trouble of One House. [3]

  5. We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time) - Wikipedia

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    "We're Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)" is a song by Canadian rock band Trooper, released in June 1977 as the lead single from their third studio album, Knock 'Em Dead Kid. Despite only reaching #43 in Canada, the song continued to be popular, receiving a SOCAN Classic Award in 1999 for recognition of 100,000 radio plays.

  6. Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye - Wikipedia

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    "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" is a song by Leonard Cohen. [1] It was first released in November 1967, in a version by Judy Collins on her album Wildflowers . The following month, Cohen's own version was issued on his debut album Songs of Leonard Cohen .

  7. De mortuis nil nisi bonum - Wikipedia

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    The full Latin sentence is usually abbreviated into the phrase (De) Mortuis nihil nisi bonum, "Of the dead, [say] nothing but good."; whereas free translations from the Latin function as the English aphorisms: "Speak no ill of the dead," "Of the dead, speak no evil," and "Do not speak ill of the dead."

  8. Lagom - Wikipedia

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    Lagom is most often used as an adverb, as in the sentence "Han är lagom lång" (literally ' He is just the right height '). Lagom can also be used as an adjective: "Klänningen var lagom för henne" (literally ' The dress was just right for her '), which would be equivalent to ' The dress fits her '.

  9. Nothing but a good time - Wikipedia

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    Nothing but a good time (or various different forms of the saying) may refer to: "Nothin' But a Good Time", a 1988 song by Poison; Nothing But a Good Time! Unauthorized, a 2003 documentary film about Poison; Nothin' But a Good Time: The Poison Collection, a 2010 CD box set by Poison; Nothing But a Good Time Tour, a concert tour by Poison during ...