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The best-laid schemes of mice and men often go awry; The best things in life are free; The bigger they are, the harder they fall; The boy is father to the man; The bread never falls but on its buttered side; The child is the father of the man; The cobbler always wears the worst shoes; The comeback is greater than the setback
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.
Get a life is an idiom and catch phrase that has gained international usage. It is intended as a taunt, to indicate that the person being so addressed is attempting to devote themselves to other people's responsibilities. Sometimes the phrase is used to describe people who are viewed as officious or meddling in the affairs of others.
Lists of pejorative terms for people include: List of ethnic slurs. List of ethnic slurs and epithets by ethnicity; List of common nouns derived from ethnic group names; List of religious slurs; A list of LGBT slang, including LGBT-related slurs; List of age-related terms with negative connotations; List of disability-related terms with ...
Ketai and Tim Janas, 36, have been best friends since high school after meeting at speech and debate camp — "That's a whole other story in and of itself," Ketai says — and clicking instantly.
"Let us ease the Roman people of their continual care, who think it long to await the death of an old man." [25] ("Liberemus diuturna cura populum Romanum, quando mortem senis exspectare longum censent.") — Hannibal, Carthaginian general (c. 182 BC), in a suicide note
I think you can almost see when a deeply addicted person, who is killing himself with his drug of choice, is making the transition into the ghost lands. “Not Scorsese’s best,” the driver said, ignoring or avoiding my question. “I always thought ‘Goodfellas’ was his real masterpiece.” “Or ‘Raging Bull,’” I said.
many figurative senses derived from baseball, e.g. off one's base (crazy), to get to first base (esp. in neg. constr., to get a first important result); more recently (slang), a metaphor for one of three different stages in making out (q.v.) – see baseball metaphors for sex; more s.v. home run: bash