Dragonfruit sounds exotic, but many people find it tasteless. "Really, NYT, REALLY? Dragonfruit is the Blake Lively of the fruit world--pretty but tasteless. http://nyti.ms/lnnvCP" was…
Dragonfruit sounds exotic, but many people find it tasteless. "Really, NYT, REALLY? Dragonfruit is the Blake Lively of the fruit world--pretty but tasteless. http://nyti.ms/lnnvCP" was…
The saying "drain the swamp" has had a long history in American politics. The saying originally meant to "drain the swamp" to get rid of malaria-carrying mosquitoes. Victor…
American drama critic George Jean Nathan (1882-1958) wrote in Testament of a Critic (1931): "Drama. -- What literature does at night." This short definition of drama has been frequently…
"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…
"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…
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" 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…
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…
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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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" 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…
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…
"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…
"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…