“From soup to nuts” (from beginning to end)
'From soup to nuts" simply means everything on the bill of fare, from soup (at the beginning) to "nuts" (at the end). The Roman poet Horace (65 BC-8 BC) wrote in his Satires of…
Origin of “The Whole Nine Yards”
“From the Big Orange to the Big Apple” (Saturday Night Live film short, 1977)
"From the Big Orange to the Big Apple" is a home movie (film short) that aired on the television show Saturday Night Live on February 26, 1977. American actress, comedian and writer Lily…
“From the Country of 1100 Springs” (Pearl Beer slogan)
"From the Country of 1100 Springs" has been the slogan of Pearl Beer since 1961. A country band also takes the name "1100 Springs." Texas has many springs. Wikipedia; Pearl…
“From the outhouse to the penthouse” (moving up the ladder)
To go "from the outhouse to the penthouse" is to climb up the ladder, to go from worst to first. The saying is popular in sports and in business. "From the penthouse to the…
“From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free”
"From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free" is a political slogan that has been printed on many images. The river is the Jordan River, and the sea is the Mediterranean Sea. For…
“From zero to blurry in a hurry” (drag racing saying)
Cars are often rated on how fast they can go from 0 miles per hour to 60 miles per hour. An article in the Chattanooga (TN) Times Free Press on August 15, 2015, was titled "Test Drive: New Z06…
“Froot Loops are just gay Cheerios”
"Froot/Fruit Loops are just gay Cheerios" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Froot Loops (unlike the regular flavor of Cheerios) come in many colors, like the LGBT rainbow…
“Frosted Mini-Wheats are just breakfast Triscuits”
Frosted Mini-Wheats (a breakfast cereal) has been compared to Triscuit (a snack cracker). "Mini wheats are just breakfast triscuits" was posted on Twitter by Evans Smith on June 23, 2016.…
“Frozen margaritas are just adult slurpees”
"Margaritas are just adult slurpees" (or "Frozen margaritas are just adult slurpees") is a saying that has been printed on several images. Frozen margaritas were originally made…
“Frozen margaritas are just smoothies for Texans”
Frozen margaritas (or "margs") were invented in Texas, and they are still popular there. "Frozen margaritas are just smoothies for Texans" was posted on Twitter by Sorry,…
“Frozen margaritas are just Texas smoothies”
Frozen margaritas (or "margs") were invented in Texas, and they are still popular there. "Frozen margaritas are just smoothies for Texans" was posted on Twitter by Sorry,…
“Frozen yogurt is just hipster ice cream”
Frozen yogurt has been described as "hipster ice cream." "frozen yogurt is like hippie ice cream" was posted on Twitter by Ask(; on July 14, 2010. "Strawberry and green tea…
“Fruit and urinal give a bad name to cakes everywhere”
A "urinal cake" is not something that's eaten, but there are jokes. This was posted on Twitter by Jeannette on January 20, 2011: "Fruit and urinal give a bad name to cakes…
“Fruit by the Foot must sound like a really gross candy to places that use the metric system”
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Fruit by the FootFruit by the Foot is a fruit snack made by General Mills and distributed under the Betty Crocker brand. It was introduced in 1992 in North…
“Fruit cocktail is the most disappointing of all the cocktails”
Fruit cocktail does not contain alcohol. "Fruit cocktail is the most disappointing of all the cocktails" was posted on Facebook by Jeff Mulvihill on April 9, 2018. This saying has been…
“Fruit is just tree eggs”
Fruit grows on trees, and many have called fruit "tree eggs." "Fruit is really just tree eggs" was posted on Twitter by David Wester on January 3, 2012. "If you think about…
“Fruit, like people, have bellybuttons where they were plucked”
The stem of a fruit has sometimes been compared to a human belly button. "Fruit and vegetables all have belly buttons" was posted on Reddit -- Showerthoughts on February 15, 2017.…
“Fruitcake is the candy corn of Christmas”
Various foods have been called "the candy corn of Christmas." That is to say, like candy corn, it's a food mainly eaten on the holiday (as with candy corn and Halloween) and at no…
“Fruits and vegetables prevent constipation. That’s why they call it pro-deuce”
"Produce" sounds like "pro-deuce," and a pun is: "Fruits and vegetables prevent constipation. That's why they call it pro-deuce." "Deuce" means…
“Fruits are just plant ovaries”
Fruits are sometimes called "plant ovaries." "Botanically, grapes, blueberries, cranberries, kiwis and currants are all berries; they are single fruits derived from the plant's…