“Take this job and shove it”
"Take This Job and Shove It" is a 1977 song by David Allen Coe that was popularly performed by Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003). The saying became a national popular catchphrase and spawned…
Exercise/Running/Health Clubs
“Take to the cleaners” (financially wipe out)
To take or send someone "to the cleaners" means to wipe that person out, financially or otherwise. The saying was first used in sports and gambling. In April 1906, boxer Rufe Turner said…
“Take to the Water” (NY Waterway)
Ny Waterway operates a ferry service. Ferries used to be commonplace before our bridges, but now ferries are back, freeing Manhattan from having more cars. "Take to the water" is a slogan…
“Take your boy hunting and you won’t have to hunt for your boy”
"Take your boy hunting and you won't have to hunt for your boy" (or "It is better to take your boy hunting than to go hunting for your boy") is a saying that encourages…
“Takeoffs are optional; landings are mandatory” (aviation adage)
"Takeoffs are optional, landings are mandatory" is a well-known aviation adage. "Takeoff is optional, but landing is mandatory" has been cited in print since at least 1986, when…
“Takes the cake”
Something "takes the cake" was originally something very good (as if winning a cake as a prize), but now is used mostly in the ironic sense of something very unusual or very bad.…
“Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a very bad idea”
"Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is a very bad idea" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "Our next dog will be named Shark. There's gonna be a riot…
“Taking a girl’s mask off is the new first base”
"First base," in sexual terms, is usually kissing. The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic encouraged "social distancing" (six feet away) and changed the bases. "Is the new…
“Taking a medication and thinking you’re healthy is like getting a loan and thinking you’re rich”
"Taking a medication and thinking you’re healthy is like getting a loan and thinking you’re rich" is a health saying that has been printed on many images. "Taking a medication…
“Taking away the punch bowl” (Federal Reserve saying)
The Federal Reserve saying of "taking away the punch bowl just when the party is getting good" means that the Federal Reserve seeks to avoid creating monetary bubbles in the economy.…
“Taking care of business” (TCB)
"Take/Taking care of business" is an old term that dates to at least the 1900s. The rock group Bachman-Turner-Overdrive (BTO) popularized the saying with their 1973 hit song,…
“Taking the first bite of a burger determines where the front of it is”
Where is the front of a hamburger? "There is no front of a hamburger until a bite is taken! #NationalBurgerDay" was posted on Twitter by Gerald on August 27, 2015. "A hamburger…
“Taking things away from people until they say yes is not a choice”
"Taking things away from people until they say yes is not a choice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying usually refers to government persuasion to get people to…
“Taking wealth from the air” (air rights)
American engineer William J. Wilgus (1865-1949) helped design New York City's Grand Central Terminal (opened rebuilt in 1913). He designed the railroad tracks to be placed under the ground,…
“Talent is God-given, be humble; conceit is self-given, be careful”
Basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010) wrote in They Call Me Coach (1972) and other books: "Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be…
“Talent on loan from God”
A biblical view is that all life on the earth is "on loan" from God. The conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has joked that he has "talent on loan from God," cited…
“Talent recognizes talent”
"Talent recognizes talent" is a saying used in sports, entertainment and other business enterprises. A good basketball player, for example, will recognize another good basketball player…
“Talk dirty to telenarketers. They will hang up faster than you”
Entry in progress -- BP TwitterFollow@GirlsTextMsgs@ohgirlswordsTalk Dirty to Telemarketers.They will hang up faster thanyou.10:10 PM · Mar 26, 2012·Mobile Web TwitterGlen Cubitt@glenyboyTalk…
“Talk doesn’t cook rice”
"Talk doesn't cook rice is a Chinese saying that has been printed on American posters; the saying means that talk is cheap and accomplishes little of practical value (compared to cooking…
“Talk is cheap—gasoline is not”
"Talk is cheap -- oil/gas/gasoline is not" is a popular saying with the public and with politicians whenever they try to combat high gas prices. "Talk is cheap and oil is not"…