“That’ll be the day!” (Buddy Holly; John Wayne; Kellogg’s cereal)
"That'll Be the Day" was a 1957 hit song for Buddy Holly (1937-1959) of Lubbock, Texas. The inspiration for the song was the line "That'll be the day!" spoken several…
Alphebetical for "t"
“That’s a nice ham you got there…” (joke)
“Nice place you got here. Be a shame if anything happened to it” is gangster talk from at least the 1920s. The speaker wants to extort money from the establishment. "That's a nice ham…
“That’s a spicy meatball!”
"Mama Mia, that's a spicy meatball!" became a national catchphrase thanks to a 1969 commercial for Alka-Seltzer. The actor Jack Somack played an Italian who was eating meatballs in a…
“That’s all she wrote”
"That's all she wrote" means "that's it," "that's the end," "nothing more to say." The origin of the saying is unknown. It has been thought…
“That’s all there is—there isn’t any more!” (Broadway curtain-call speech)
Ethel Barrymore (1879-1959) was part of an acting family and was known as one of Broadway's most famous actresses. The Ethel Barrymore Theatre is located at 243 West 47th Street in Manhattan.…
“That’s basically how celebrity charity appeals work” (joke)
Celebrities are rich and famous, but they often have charity appeals, asking money from people who are not rich at all. "I had five hundred Kit Kats in my fridge and my mate had one in his. I…
“That’s how we do it in Brooklyn” (“This is how we do it in Brooklyn”)
"This Is How We Do It" was a 1995 song by Montell Jordan. The lyrics referred to south central Los Angeles, not Brooklyn. "This is how we do it in Brooklyn" has been cited in…
“That’s it, Fort Pitt” (Fort Pitt Beer)
"That's it, Fort Pitt" (or "Fort Pitt, that's it") is a saying that has been printed on many images. Fort Pitt opened in 1761 and was the site of what became the city…
“That’s racing” (“That’s racin’”)
"That's racing" (or "That's racin'") is an expression that has been used both in horse racing and in auto racing. "That's racing" means that the…
“That’s show biz” (expression)
"That's show business" (also "that's the show business," "that's show biz" and "that's showbiz") is an entertainment expression meaning…
“That’s show business” (“That’s show biz”)
"That's show business" (also "That's show biz" or "That's showbiz") means something similar to "That's life!" -- there's bad along…
“That’s show business” (expression)
"That's show business" (also "that's the show business," "that's show biz" and "that's showbiz") is an entertainment expression meaning…
“That’s showbiz” (expression)
"That's show business" (also "that's the show business," "that's show biz" and "that's showbiz") is an entertainment expression meaning…
“That’s the show business” (expression)
"That's show business" (also "that's the show business," "that's show biz" and "that's showbiz") is an entertainment expression meaning…
“That’s the tea” (that’s the truth)
"That's the tea" is a saying that usually doesn't have to do with tea. "Tea" means "T," or "truth," "gossip." "My T" was said…
“That’s the way baseball go”
The 2010 Texas Rangers baseball club won the American League Championship Series over the New York Yankees, but lost the World Series to the San Francisco Giants. Manager Ron Washington's…
“That’s the way the cookie crumbles”
"That's the way the cookie crumbles" (also "that's how the cookie crumbles") means that even a good thing (a cookie) sometimes breaks apart. A similar expression…
“That’s too much cheese…said no one ever”
"That's too much cheese...said no one ever" (also "That has too much cheese on it...said no one ever" and "There's too much cheese on it...said no one ever")…
“That’s what cheese said”
"That's what cheese said" is a pun on "That's what she said" that has been printed on many images. It's just a cheesy pun and has no special meaning.…
“That’s what I do. I drink beer. I hate people and I know things”
"That's what I do. I drink coffee. I hate people and I know things" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying -- also with "beer" or "wine"…