Log in
The STANDS4 Network
▼
ABBREVIATIONS
CONVERSIONS
DEFINITIONS
LYRICS
PHRASES
QUOTES
REFERENCES
RHYMES
SYMBOLS
SYNONYMS
USZIP
Search
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
NEW
RANDOM
Search results for
will
We've found
112
phrases for
will
:
Sort:
Popular
A - Z
ADVERTISEMENT
those who
will
not when they may, when they
will
they shall have nay
(archaic) One should take immediate advantage of an opportunity that may not be available later.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
at
will
At one's preference; as one sees fit.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
will
on
To wish intensely that someone succeeds in what they are doing. Often implies a silent, or almost inaudible wish.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
heads
will
roll
Some people
will
be fired for incompetence.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
murder
will
out
A murderer
will
always be discovered.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
murder
will
out
Secrets or hidden crimes
will
eventually be exposed or discovered.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
truth
will
out
A mystery
will
always be solved, or a truth
will
always be discoveredTruth
will
eventually and inevitably be discovered.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
faith
will
move mountains
Belief in oneself (read sometimes as belief in God) can help one overcome any hurdle in life's path.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
five
will
get you ten
I strongly believe.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
the terrorists
will
have won
Phrase used following a description of an activity to indicate that if that activity is not continued or carried out, those who seek to disrupt normal activities through terror
will
have succeeded, an which is an unacceptable result.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
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
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
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
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
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.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
if you lie with dogs you
will
get fleas
It is important whom to choose as one's closest acquanitances.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
when the cat's away the mice
will
play
In the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates
will
take advantage of circumstances.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
boys
will
be boys
It is hard, often fruitless, to attempt to curb the natural playfulness and tendency to mischief of most growing boys.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses Chapter 13But just then there was a slight altercation between Master Tommy and Master Jacky. Boys
will
be boys and our two twins were no exception to this golden rule.Even grown men usually remain somewhat boyish in heart"Boys
will
be boys", grinned grandpa while he joined his adult son playing with the fancy train-set he gave his grandson for Christmas while the kid was in school.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
kids
will
be kids
You cannot expect children to act like adults.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
take care of the pennies and the pounds
will
take care of themselves
If you take care of little things one at a time, they can add up to big things.1750, Chesterfield, letter 5 Feb. (1932) IV. 1500:Old Mr. Lowndes, the famous Secretary of the Treasury, ?used to say?Take care of the pence, and the pounds
will
take care of themselves.1912, G. B. Shaw, Pygmalion ii. 132:Take care of the pence and the pounds
will
take care of themselves is as true of personal habits as of money.1979, R. Cassilis, Arrow of God, iv. xvii.:Little things, Master Mally. Look after the pennies, Master Mally, and the pounds
will
look after themselves.1999,
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
a cold day in hell
An event that
will
never happen.
(
5.00
/
6
votes)
a picture paints a thousand words
A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.1971, David Gates (of Bread), If, from Manna album:If a picture paints a thousand wordsThen why can't I paint you;The words
will
never showThe you I've come to know.1989, Alan Kay, quoted in K?o-tung Huang, Timothy D. Huang, Introduction to Chinese, Japanese and Korean Computing, World Scientific, ISBN 9971506645, p. 9:Most human beings, no matter how familiar they are with abstract symbols, respond to voice and images better than written language. In other words, A picture paints a thousand words.2006, Paul Shakespeare, Building a Dune Buggy: The Essential Manual, ISBN 1904788734, p. 52:See accompanying diagram: a picture paints a thousand words, and all that!
(
5.00
/
1
vote)
anticonstituellement
in french, this word is the biggest word in the whole history of french... it means: I Constantly think you are bugging me, back off or you
will
regret it.
(
5.00
/
1
vote)
you snooze you lose
If you are not alert and attentive, you
will
not be successful.
(
5.00
/
1
vote)
a lie has no legs
You can't get away with a lie, the truth
will
always come out.
(
3.00
/
1
vote)
all things come to those who wait
(dated) A patient seeker
will
be satisfied in due time; patience is a virtue.
(
3.00
/
1
vote)
history repeats itself
Things that have happened in the past
will
happen again.
(
3.00
/
1
vote)
a leopard cannot change its spots
One cannot change one's own nature.1597,
Will
iam Shakespeare, Richard II Act i, Scene 1 (First Folio):King. Lyons make Leopards tame.Mowbray. Yea but not change his ?pots.1611, King James Version of the Bible, Jeremiah 13:23:Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe Chapter 32:End now all unkindness. Let us put the Jew to ransom, since the leopard
will
not change his spots, and a Jew he
will
continue to be.1918, Johnston McCulley, Thubway Tham's Inthane Moment:The leopard cannot change his spots, old boy.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
a new broom sweeps clean
New management
will
often make radical changes.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
a rolling stone gathers no moss
A person who never settles in one place
will
never be successful.A person who does not keep active
will
grow mouldy.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
about to
Indicates something that
will
happen very soon; indicates that something is imminent.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
across the board
A racing bet where one bets that the same competitor
will
place in first, second and third.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
agree to disagree
To tolerate each other's opinion and stop arguing; to acknowledge that an agreement
will
not be reached.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
and your little dog too
A statement that not only
will
the person being addressed be punished but their conspirators
will
also.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
april showers bring may flowers
April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers
will
bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.By extension, that a period of discomfort can provide the basis for a period of happiness.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
bad blood
Feelings of hostility or ill
will
.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
bank night
An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they
will
be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
by the way
His mother
will
be coming for dinner tomorrow, and, by the way, she volunteered to bring dessert.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
camel's nose
A metaphor for a situation where the permitting of some small act
will
lead consequently to a larger undesirable act or circumstance.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
cast pearls before swine
To give things of value to those who
will
not understand or appreciate it.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
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.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
draw the line
To set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one
will
tolerate.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
every cloud has a silver lining
In every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely,"
will
prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
every jack has his jill
everybody
will
find someone to have a romantic relationship with at some point in their life
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
f** this
The phrase emphatically diminishes the activity or event referred to and expresses that the speaker
will
have no more to do with it.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
far be it
A disclaimer stating that the person speaking
will
not do something.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
feed a cold, starve a fever
Eating more
will
cure the common cold, and eating less
will
cure a fever.1887, J. H. Whelan, "The Treatment of Colds.", The Practitioner, vol. 38, pg. 180:"Feed a cold, starve a fever." There is a deal of wisdom in the first part of this advice. A person with a catarrh should take an abundance of light nutritious food, and some light wine, but avoid spirits, and above all tobacco.1968, Katinka Loeser, The Archers at Home, publ. Atheneum, New York, pg. 60:I have a cold. 'Feed a cold, starve a fever.' You certainly know that.2009, Shelly Reuben, Tabula Rasa, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ISBN 015101079X, pg. 60:They say feed a cold, starve a fever, but they don't tell you what to do when you got both, so I figured scrambled eggs, tea, and toast.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
fight a losing battle
To try to do something so difficult that it
will
probably end in failure.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
first come, first served
People
will
be dealt with in the order they arrive.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
from my cold, dead hands
A statement that something
will
not be taken away from you until the day you die.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
go jump in the lake
Used to tell a person that to go away, or that their request
will
not be met.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
go out with
Often in hopes that the relationship
will
become more longterm as in definition 1.
(
0.00
/
0
votes)
1
2
3
We need you!
Help us build the largest human-edited phrases collection on the web!
Add a Phrase
The Web's Largest Resource for
Phrases
&
Idioms
A Member Of The
STANDS4 Network
