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“Pack your patience”

"Pack your patience" is standard advice given to travelers. "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR -- Pack your patience and prepare to queue up" was cited in print in 1964. The saying has…

“Packed like sardines”

Since at least the 1900s, passengers on New York City's trains have been described as "packed like sardines." Sardines are packed together tightly in cans, with little space…

“Paint the town red”

Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)paint, v.transitive. colloq. (orig. U.S.). to paint the town (red) (and variants): to enjoy oneself flamboyantly; go on a boisterous or…

“Pair off in threes”

"Pair off in threes" is a jocular line that several coaches have given to their players. American football player and coach Ernie Godfrey (1892-1980) was credited in 1937 for "Now…