“Trade him for a six pack. It doesn’t even have to be cold”
NFL football coach Buddy Ryan (1931-2016) didn't hide his opinions. In 1986 training camp when Ryan was head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, he wasn't impressed with running back…
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“Trade the first day, and stay away”
"Trade the first day, and stay away" is an investment adage from Jonathan Cheng in the March 1, 2011 Wall Street Journal. The rhyme is similar to the famous Wall Street adage, "Sell…
“Trade wars are tariffying” (tariff + terrifying)
"Tariffying" )tariff + terrifying) is a political portmanteau word that has been infrequently used. "Merely tariffying a country like that is never going to terrify it!" was…
“Trade what you see, not what you think”
"Trade what you see, not what you think/believe" has been cited in print since at least 1999 and has been credited to trading educator Joe Ross. The adage means to trade on what the…
“Traders drive Chevrolets, investors drive Cadillacs”
"Traders drive Chevrolets, investors drive Cadillacs" means that frequent trading results in a Chevrolet (a common car, or an average reward), but that long-term investing results in a…
“Traders would cut your heart out for an eighth of a point” (Wall Street saying)
Stocks traded in eighths of a point until the 2000s, when stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange switched to decimal pricing. A Wall Street saying was that…
“Trading opportunities are like buses; if you miss one, another will come along soon”
"Trading opportunites are like buses/streetcars/trains; if you miss one, another will come along soon" means that nothing is so special that there's not another financial opportunity…
“Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people”
"Tradition is just peer pressure from dead people" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Aggieland take note. '@tcollen: OH: “Tradition is just peer…
“Tradition never graduates”
"Tradition never graduates" (or "tradition doesn't graduate") is a saying used by many successful school sports programs. The students graduate, but the tradition of…
“Traffic and weather together” (on the “1s” or “8s”)
The radio saying used to be just "traffic and weather every ten minutes" (especially on 1010 WINS News). It became "traffic and weather together" and "on the 8s" (for…
“Traffic is like real life buffering”
Waiting for traffic to clear has been compared to waiting for a computer to run. "Traffic is like the buffering of real life" was posted on Twitter on March 2, 2012. "Traffic is like…
“Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines”
David Letterman, the host of television's Late Night with David Letterman from New York City, commented about driving in the city: "Traffic signals in New York are just rough…
“Tragedy is when I cut my finger; comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die”
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger; comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die" is a popular line from Brooklyn-born comedian/actor/director/screenwriter Mel Brooks. Tragedy is even…
“Trail mix is just a deconstructed granola bar”
Trail mix has been compared with a granola bar. "Revelation of the day: trail mix is just a deconstructed granola bar" was posted on Twitter by Lisa DeSantis on April 18, 2014.…
“Trail mix is just M&M’s with obstacles”
"Trail mix is just M&M's with obstacles" is a jocular saying from someone who loves M&M's -- but not the other trail mix ingredients -- that has been printed on many…
“Trail mix without M&M’s and raisins is just nuts”
"Nuts" is slang for "crazy" "That's just nuts" can mean "that's just crazy," or it can mean that something is literally "just nuts." This…
“Trail them, nail them and jail them” (“Surveil them, nail them and jail them”)
"Nail them and jail them" (or "nail 'em and jail 'em") is a policing method. Three terms are often used in the saying, such as "tail 'em, nail 'em and…
“Train because you love your body, not because you hate it”
"Work out because you love your body, not because you hate it" (or "Exercise/Train because you love your body, not because you hate it") is an exercise saying that has been…
“Train insane or remain the same”
"Train insane or remain the same" is a one-line saying that has been printed on many images. The fitness saying has been cited in print since at least 2008. 5 December 2008, Targeted News…
“Train, don’t strain” (exercise adage)
"Train, (but) don't strain" is one of the most popular of exercise adages. New Zealand runner and athletics coach Arthur Lydiard (1917-2004) used the saying by at least 1963.…