"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…
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" 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 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…
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" 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!" 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 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 (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 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…
"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…
"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…
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!
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" 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" 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…
"Shut the front door!" is an expression that has been printed on many gift items. The term is usually regarded as a euphemism for "shut the fuck up" (popularly written as…
"SHUT THE GOVERNMENT DOWN FOREVER. WE HATE YOU EVIL FUCKS" (shown on a sign) is an anti-government saying that was posted on X/Twitter by Agorist Nexus (Brandon) on October 1, 2025, and…
"Shut up and dance!" or "Shut up and sing!" has been said to many entertainers -- simple advice from a director or the audience to do what the entertainer does best.…
"Shut up and squat" is a bodybuilding saying that has been printed on many images. "At least she was wearing a shirt that said Shut Up and Squat, nice shirt" was posted on the…