a cold day in Hell »
An event that will never happen.
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about to »
Indicates something that will happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.
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at will »
At one's preference; as one sees fit.
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che sera sera »
Used to express a personal philosophy of fatalism1604, Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus:Why then belike we must sin, / And so consequently die. / Aye, we must die an everlasting death. / What doctrine call you this ? Che, sera, sera: / What will be*, shall be; Divinity adieu. / These Metaphysics of Magicians, / And necromantic books, are heavenly.
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have the run of »
To have permission or freedom to move around throughout an area or to use something at will.
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life is like a box of chocolates »
Life is full of surprises, you never know what will happen next.
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pipe dream »
A plan, desire, or idea that will not likely work; a near impossibility.
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rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic »
To do something pointless or insignificant that will soon be overtaken by events, or that contributes nothing to the solution of a current problem.
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soft sawder »
"If she goes to act ugly, I'll give her a dose of "soft sawder"; that will take the frown out of her frontispiece...!" —Thomas Haliburton, "The Trotting Horse" — first usage.
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thorn in the flesh »
A persistent difficulty or something very annoying that will not go away.
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