“Drama is life with the dull parts cut out of it”
"Drama is life with the dull parts cut out of it" means that drama reflects life, but it's time-compressed with only the interesting parts left in. For example, a biographical film…
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“Draw for show and follow for dough” (billiards adage)
"Draw for show, follow for dough" is a saying that has been used in billiards since at least 2000, when it was the title of an article by Tom Simpson. A "draw" is a difficult…
“Dread the Fed”
The Federal Reserve (frequently called "the Fed") is the central banking system of the United States. "Should we dread the Fed?" was asked in a 2009 book. Irwin Kellner, the…
“Dream big, work hard and make it happen”
"Dream big, work hard and make it happen" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. “Dream big and work hard" was published in a 2000 book. "He struck me…
“Dream catchers imply the existence of dream pitchers, dream shortstops, an entire dream team”
A "dreamcatcher" has nothing to do with baseball, but many people joke that there should also be "dream pitchers." "Si existen los 'dreamcatcher'....existen los…
“Dreamcatcher implies the existence of dreampitcher”
A "dreamcatcher" has nothing to do with baseball, but many people joke that there should also be "dream pitchers." "Si existen los 'dreamcatcher'....existen los…
“Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them”
"Dreams are like rainbows. Only idiots chase them" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was printed on a jocular 2003 demotivational image from…
“Dreams don’t work unless you do”
"Dreams don't work unless you do" is a popular motivational saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1998 and is of unknown…
“Dreams taste like cotton candy”
"Dreams taste like cotton candy" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "My dreams taste like cotton candy" was posted on Twitter by Jason Krumbine on April 17, 2009.…
“Dress British, Think Yiddish” (“Dress British, Look Irish, Think Yiddish”)
"Dress British, Think Yiddish" is cited from at least 1962 and means to look conventional, but to think unconventionally. The phrase (also given as "Look British, Think Yiddish"…
“Dress for the fall, not for the ride” (motorcycle adage)
"Dress for the fall, not for the ride" is a motorcyclist adage. A cyclist must be prepared in case he or she falls off the motorcycle. Authorship of the saying is unknown.…
“Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have” (employment adage)
"Dress for the job you want, not for the job you have" is a popular employment adage, given to people looking for a job or hoping for a promotion from a present job. John T. Molloy's…
“Dressage horses dance really well for having two left feet”
"Dressage" is an equestrian sport where horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements. Dressage is sometimes called "horse ballet" and…
“Dressage takes two lifetimes to master”
Entry in progress -- B.P. "Fencing takes two lifetimes to master" is a similar saying. Wikipedia: DressageDressage (/ˈdrɛsɑːʒ/ or /drɨˈsɑːʒ/; a French term, most commonly…
“Dried fruit is my raisin d’être”
"Raison d'être" ( French for "reason for being") has nothing to do with raisins, but there are jokes. "I absolutely live for small dried fruits. They're my…
“Dried grapes are my raisin d’être”
"Raison d'être" ( French for "reason for being") has nothing to do with raisins, but there are jokes. "I absolutely live for small dried fruits. They're my…
“Drink ‘til she’s cute, but stop before the wedding”
"Drink 'til she's cute, but stop before the wedding" is a jocular one-liner that has been printed on T-shirts. The saying was posted in the newsgroup comp.sys.amiga.misc on June…
“Drink Canada Dry” (joke)
Canada Dry ginger ale began the slogan "Drink 'Canada Dry' -- The Champagne of Ginger Ales" by at least January 1925. The United States was in a Prohibition period against…
“Drink cheap wine, you’re an alcoholic; drink expensive wine, you’re a connoisseur”
"Drink enough cheap wine and you're an alcoholic, but drink the same amount of expensive wine and you're a connoisseur" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on January 8,…
“Drink coffee and do good”
"Drink coffee and do good" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images. "Drink Coffee. Do Good" was trademarked by Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee, with a date of…