a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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a day late and a dollar short »
Action that was taken too late and too feeble to be of any use.
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a pull of the hair for being unfair »
The general response to "A kick and a flick for being so quick", which is in turn a response in itself to "A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month".
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a stopped clock is right twice a day »
A normally unreliable person or instrument can occasionally provide correct information, even if only by accident.
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all holiday »
A saying signifying that it is all over with the business or person spoken of or alluded to/.
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all in a day's work »
A nonchalant dismissal of a significant accomplishment.
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an apple a day »
Healthy eating and living using traditional temperate-zone fresh foods.
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an apple a day keeps the doctor away »
Apples are healthy and stave off illness.Eat healthy and you won't get sick.
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Apa Sâmbetei »
Saturday's waters.
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Après-ski »
A place "after skiing". Typically a bar or pub where people go after a day on the slopes to ease off and meet other people.
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ash wednesday »
first day of lent
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at the end of the day »
In summary; ultimately.
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back in the day »
In the past; at one time, especially a time which is fondly remembered.
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balum rancum »
A hop or dance, where the women are all prostitutes. N. B. The company dance in their birthday suits.
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bankers' hours »
Any easy job, especially one with a short working day.
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banyan day »
In British naval tradition, this originally referred to a day of the week when galley kitchens served no meat on board ship.
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banyan day »
In modern usage it refers to a picnic or cookout for the ship's crew.
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better an egg today than a hen tomorrow »
It is better to have a sure thing now than a possibility of more later.
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birthday suit »
Nakedness; a lack of clothing.
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born yesterday »
New, naive, innocent, inexperienced or easily deceived.
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brighten up »
Brighten up my day.
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bunk off »
We all bunked off school yesterday to watch the football.
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busman's holiday »
A holiday or vacation during which you do the same thing that you do for your usual work.
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call it a day »
To cease the activity for the day.
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call it a day »
To retire.
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carpe diem »
seize the day, make the most of today, enjoy the present
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carpe diem cras »
seize the day tomorrow, make the most of tomorrow
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castle in the air »
A visionary project or scheme; a day-dream; an idle fancy; a pipe dream; any plan, desire, or idea that is unlikely to be ever realized; a near impossibility.
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come down to us »
To survive to the present day; to be extant in some form.
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crack of dawn »
The first moment of daylight; sunrise.
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dawn of a new day »
A new beginning; a fresh start; an important, promising turning point.
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day and age »
A time period of years or more.
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day and night »
All the time; round the clock; unceasingly.
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day in, day out »
Every day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.
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day nursery »
creche
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day one »
The very beginning.
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day out »
An excursion, returning home on the same day.
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daylight robbery »
An exorbitant charge for a product or service.
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days »
Life.
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days »
Plural form of day.
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deliver the message to Garcia »
What we need is people who get the job done, no matter how. We don't want pickers who'll only learn if we use their preferred learning method. Have you read "A Message to Garcia" ? That's what we need today - young people who can deliver the message to Garcia.
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don't give up your day job »
Implying that they could not earn a living from it without other regular employment.
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draw stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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draw stumps »
To declare an end to the days play, and remove the bails and sometimes the stumps.
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every day is a school day »
You learn something new every day.
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every dog has its day »
Everyone has a time of success and satisfaction.
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field day »
A day of class taken away from school for a field trip.
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field day »
A great time or a great deal to do, at somebody else's expense.
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field day »
A great time or a great deal to do.
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field day »
A parade day.
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field day »
A school day for athletic events; a sports day.
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field day »
Top-to-bottom all-hands cleaning.
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four score and seven years ago »
87 years prior to today.
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from here to Sunday »
Everywhere; all over the place.
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from my cold, dead hands »
A statement that something will not be taken away from you until the day you die.
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get off »
To complete a shift or a day's work.
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get out of bed on the wrong side »
To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
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give a man a fish »
Shortened form of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
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give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime »
It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something, than to do something for them.
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give the time of day »
To acknowledge somebody; to give somebody any respect or attention.
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halcyon days »
A period of calm, often nostalgic: “halcyon days of yore”, “halcyon days of youth”..
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halcyon days »
Period of calm during the winter, when storms do not occur.
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hang up one's boots »
Retire, call it a day.
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have one's head in the clouds »
To daydream; to think about matters other than the present reality.
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high noon »
Exactly noon; midday; the middle of the day.
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hot cross buns »
good friday cakes
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in all my born days »
Ever.
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in broad daylight »
In a blatant and publicly visible manner.
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in broad daylight »
In ample natural illumination, during the daytime.
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in this day and age »
In the current time period of years.
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knock the living daylights out of »
To knock out; to hit and cause to be unconscious.
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knock up »
In the morning as by knocking at the door; rouse; call; summon; also, to go door-to-door on election day to persuade a candidate's supporters to go to the polling station and vote. See also knocker up.
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latter day »
modern
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leap year »
Period of 366 days
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make someone's day »
To make someone happy or to be a source of satisfaction.
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many happy returns »
A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!.
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month of Sundays »
A very long time; too long.
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morning person »
A person whose who wakes up without difficulty early each morning and who is alert and active during the first part of the day.
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never in a month of Sundays »
At no time whatsoever.
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never in a month of Sundays »
Never in a month of Sundays would I have imagined that you'd be this tall in real life!.
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night person »
A person whose preference or custom is to remain awake and active during the night and the early morning hours, and who usually sleeps during part of the daytime.
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nine day wonder »
Something that generates interest for a limited time and is then abandoned.
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of an »
Indicates a more or less habitual activity during the given part of the day.
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one of those days »
A bad day.
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one's days are numbered »
Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.
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other days, other ways »
People of the past thought and acted differently.
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out of sight »
You better stay out of sight for a few days.
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out to lunch »
Away eating lunch or for a midday break; especially, away from work or a job.
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pinch and a punch for the first of the month »
Said the first day of a new month, accompanied by a pinch and a punch to the victim.
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present day »
current
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pull up stumps »
To cease doing something, at least for the day.
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rainy day »
A difficult period of need, when things do not go right.
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red letter day »
Usually very positive, sometimes very negative.
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rise from the ashes »
To make a comeback after a long hiatus. To come back into common use or practice. To come back into popularity. To come back to being a thing of today.
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Rome wasn't built in a day »
It takes a long time to create something complicated or impressive.
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round the clock »
Nonstop, 24 hours per day.
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rush hour »
The times of the day when traffic jams are commonplace, due mainly to people commuting to or from work.
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save the day »
To rescue the situation.
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see you next Tuesday »
A euphemism for cunt.
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seize the day »
To enjoy the present and not worry about the future; to live for the moment.
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seize the day »
To make the most of today by achieving fulfillment in a philosophical or spiritual sense.
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sign on »
The time of day when a radio or television station begins broadcasting, usually after being off the air for several hours.
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sleep on »
To consider after a period of sleep, implying a decision will be made the next day.
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sleep on it »
To postpone a decision until the following day to avoid making a hasty choice.
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smell the barn »
To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn.
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so far so good »
Up to this point, all is OK.Well, you've packed your bags for the holiday, bought your tickets, reserved the hotel and put the dog in kennels. So far so good, now let's get to Minorca without any troubles.
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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you »
One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
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sticks and stones »
Evocative of the saying "sticks and stones may (or will) break my bones, but words (or names) will never hurt (or harm) me".1957, Brendan Gill, The Day the Money Stopped
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sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof »
No need to worry about the future; the present provides enough to worry about.
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take the piss »
Everyone takes the piss out of the bankers these days.
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talking head »
A pundit who discusses issues of the day, especially one on TV.
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that'll be the day »
Said in reply to something that one believes will never happen.
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the other day »
Recently; lately; a few days ago.
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three-martini lunch »
A leisurely, expensive, midday meal associated with drinking, which is tax-deductible because business is discussed.
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throw a sickie »
To take a day off from work, supposedly because of ill health. The illness could be either real or feigned.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2005, Mike Busson (poster on UKScreen forum) Re: Voiceovers!, read at [1] on 02 Nov 06,In terms of places to send your URL or CD's, there's no easy answer. It really is a case of throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.2005, "forwardone" (administrator posting on the HYIPForum), re: Alertpay phishing email, read at [2] on 02 Nov 06,I also think that sometimes they send out phishing e-mails in the hope that it`ll hit people who do have an account with a particular organization. You know, throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick theory.2006, Rob Manuel, How to be funny, read in Comedy Soup on the BBC website at [3] on 02 Nov 06,Throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick. Be prolific and don't be afraid to make stuff that's rubbish. If you keep trying eventually you'll get there.2006, Rex Pierce, Re: [303rd-Talk] D Day read on 303rd Bomb Group Talk Forum at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Believe the planners worked on the principle of "throw enough mud at the wall, and some of it will stick".If enough (perhaps false or reckless) accusations are made against someone, his reputation will suffer, whether or not this is deserved2006, "money" (poster on eTalk Money), Some thoughts about compact surfing, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,Word of advice NVUS time to distance yourself from LuukH as quickly as possible and dish some dirt, otherwise well the saying goes - throw enough mud at the wall and some of it will stick.
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throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick »
Try the same thing (or similar things) often enough, and, even if the general standard is poor, sometimes one will be successful.2001, And still no one is shouting stop. read in The Kingdom archives at [1] on 02 Nov 06,Many team managers are of the philosophy that if you throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick. They believe that team preparation is all about physical fitness. They run the players into the ground and they believe they will be "flying on the day".2001, Robert McCrum, Let them eat cake, in The Observer 16 Dec 01, read on Guardian Unlimited site at [2] on 02 Nov 06,Australian publishing boomed and in the past 10 years the country's literary culture has undergone a mini golden age, capped by Carey's triumph at the 2001 Booker Prize. As one Australian arts administrator said to me many years ago: 'Listen, mate, if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.'2001, Chris Collin, Re: 2-cp speys on The Strathspey Server mailing list archive at [3] on 02 Nov 06,I am finding that "if you throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick". It doesn't always work of course (especially on the nights when the class is mostly the beginners), but the class seems to thrive on the challange.2005, Ray Craft (poster on The right scale blog), Fitzhooie and his Burden, read at [4] on 02 Nov 06,Prosecutors everywhere have bad habits of overcharging lots of cases, knowing that if the throw enough mud at the wall some of it will stick.2005, Sean Kelleher, Spike Milligan: His part in our downfall in Business 07 Aug 05, read at [5] on 02 Nov 06,As long as there is negligible regulation and enforcement anyone can actually try and do the job...Weak regulation allows the industry to build strategies on full time recruitment. The theory goes: throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick.c2005, Everything You've Learned About Marketing Is Wrong, read on LINC Performance website at [6] on 02 Nov 06,They have the money to continue to believe in the repetition side of the equation. You throw enough mud at the wall, some of it will stick. But it still isn
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to thine own self be true »
The easiest person to deceive is oneself."This above all:to thine own self be true,and it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any man." -William Shakespeare
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today we are all »
An expression indicating that the speaker empathizes with members of an identifiable group that was the subject of a disaster, and projects that others empathize as well.
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today we are all »
August 12, 2008:, Robert Barnes, "McCain to Georgian President: "Today, We Are All Georgians"", Washington Post.
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today we are all »
March 11, 2004: Denis MacShane, Guardian Unlimited.
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today we are all »
September 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde.
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tomorrow is another day »
Tomorrow will bring new opportunities and a fresh start for one's endeavors.1600, author unknown, "Phillidaes Love-call to her Coridon, and his replying" (song), in England's Helicon, printed at London by I.R. for John Flasket:Phil. Yonder comes my Mother, Coridon,whether shall I flie?Cor. Under yonder Beech my lovely one,while she passeth by.Say to her thy true-Love was not heere,remember, remember,to morrow is another day:1896, Amelia E. Barr, A Knight of the Nets, ch. 8:"Well, well, my dear lass, to-night we cannot work, but we may sleep. . . . Keep a still heart tonight, and tomorrow is another day."1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, ch. 63:"Tomorrow, I'll think of some way to get him back. After all, tomorrow is another day."2005, Fran Schumer, "JERSEY: In Princeton, Taking On Harvard's Fuss About Women," New York Times, 19 June (retrieved 18 Aug. 2009):"Half of me is depressed
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travel iron »
holiday accessory
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travel junkie »
Who are using their time and money to seek out adventure holidays and travel.
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wee small hours »
He worked into the wee small hours to get everything perfect for the opening day.
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work around the clock »
To work all day and all night without a break, because it is imperative to finish something.
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you can't take it with you »
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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