“Show business is high school with money” (show business adage)
Martin Mull is credited by other comedians for saying "Show business is (like) high school with money," but he probably originally said "Show business is just like high school,…
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“Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser”
"Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser" is a famous sports saying, used in many sports. 'Show me a good and gracious loser and I'll show you a failure" is…
“Show me a successful person, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity”
"Show me anyone who is successful, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity" is a saying that has been frequently said by American football coach and motivational speaker…
“Show me a time in history where rendering the good people helpless made the bad people harmless”
“Making good people helpless won’t make bad people harmless” is a pro-gun saying from the early 2000s. "Show me a time in history where rendering the good people helpless made the bad…
“Show me Thanksgiving leftovers in the garbage and I’ll show you a man who quit cold turkey”
"Cold turkey" (an abrupt cessation of a substance dependence) has nothing to do with Thanksgiving leftovers, but there are jokes. "Show me a man who throws Thanksgiving leftovers in…
“Show me your budget and I’ll tell you what you value”
United States Senator Joe Biden said on the presidential campaign trail in 2007: "As my Dad used to say, 'Do not tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I will tell you what you…
“Show me your checkbook and I’ll tell you your values”
"Show me your checkbook and I'll tell you your values" is a popular saying of uncertain origin. "Show me a person's checkbook and I can tell you what he cares about"…
“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future”
"Show me your friends and I will tell you what you are" is cited in print from at least 1828 and is said to be a Spanish proverb. "Show me your friends and I'll show you your…
“Show the door” (to dismiss; a forced exit)
To "show someone the door" is to dismiss that person. A drunk at a bar who is "shown the door" is asked or forced to leave the establishment. A business executive who is…
“Show up, keep up and shut up” (golf caddy adage)
"Show up, keep up and shut up" is often said to be the job of a professional golf caddy. The saying has been cited in print since at least 1992. The professional golfer Curtis Strange is…
“Show us your shoes!” (San Antonio Battle of Flowers Parade cry)
"Show us your shoes!" is a cry made at San Antonio's Fiesta in late April, at the Battle of Flowers Parade. The dutchesses, queen, and princess on royalty floats often wear tennis…
“Show your enemy no mercy. Misgender them at every opportunity.—Sun Tzu, ‘The Art of War’”
"Show your enemy no mercy. Misgender him/them at every opportunity. -- Sun Tzu, 'The Art of War'" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. Chinese military…
“Show, don’t tell” (scriptwriting adage)
"Show (them), don't tell (them)" is a popular adage told to writers of all kinds, but especially drama scriptwriters. The audience must learn about a character through action and…
“Showing your love is now just looking at them for five minutes without checking your phone”
"Showing your love used to be buying them flowers or writing a poem. Now it’s just looking at them for 5 minutes without checking your phone" is a jocular saying that has been printed…
“Shredded cheese is just milk jerky”
"Who do I talk to about renaming cheese to be 'milk jerky'?" was posted on Twitter by Alex Pasco on August 14, 2008. "Cheese is milk jerky" was posted on Twitter by…
“Shredded cheese is perfectly safe for children. After all, it’s g rated”
"G-rated" (a movie rating meaning "All ages admitted. Nothing that would offend parents for viewing by children") shouldn't be confused with "grated," but there…
“Shrimp are the cockroaches of the ocean”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Reddit -- ShowerthoughtsPosted by u/heyhihello44 July 1, 2020Shrimp are the cockroaches of the ocean, but we be eating it like it’s something special!
“Shrink it and pink it” (men’s to women’s sportswear)
Sports apparel manufacturers had a standard method when adding a women's line -- to take the men's product, shrink it, and then color it pink. The process became known in the sportswear…
“Shrouds have no pockets”
"Shrouds have no pockets" means that earthly possessions can't be taken along when people die. The saying was popularly expressed in this frequently reprinted October 1858 newspaper…
“Shuck me, suck me, eat me raw” (oyster saying)
"Shuck me, suck me, eat me raw" is a saying about eating oysters that has been printed on many gift items, such as T-shirts, bumper stickers and posters. "Shuck Me, Suck Me, Eat Me…