A croissant can be flaky and messy and have calories, but many people love them. This was posted on X/Twitter by Boredwalk on February 22, 2022: "Like a croissant I too am delicious yet messy…
"Like a good neighbor, stay over there" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is a parody of the State Farm insurance jingle, "Like a good neighbor,…
"Like a kid in a candy store" is an expression that means there are many wonderful choices/temptations for an individual. (A kid loves candy and a candy store has lots of it.) Citations…
Something that looks/feels/sounds/tastes/smells "like a million bucks/dollars" is something that is wonderful or excellent. "A good dinner looked like a million dollars to me…
The expression "like a pork chop at a Bar Mitzvah" means that something is out of place and unwelcome. A pork chop is not kosher and cannot be served at a Bar Mtizvah. "Going over…
Entry in progress -- B>P. Wikipedia: Coffee TalkCoffee Talk with Linda Richman was a sketch performed by Mike Myers on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. It ran from 1991-10-12 until…
New York City's Grand Central Terminal (often called "Grand Central Station") is very congested during rush hour. Something that is "like Grand Central station" is very…
"Like Grant took Richmond" refers to the Union forces taking Richmond, Virginia, ending the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was the general-in-chief of the Union Army; General Godfrey Weitzel…
Being a "backup-up singer" has nothing to do with backing up a car, but there are jokes. "Like many people, I sing in the car, but only when I put it in reverse. I'm a back up…
"Like nailing jelly to the wall" means something difficult-to-impossible. Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) coined the expression in April 1912: "Somebody asked me why I did not get an…
About ten years after Bloomingdale's declared itself "like no other store in the world," H & H Bagels declared that its product was "like no other bagel in the world."…
Before Bloomingdale's was "like no other store in the world" and H&H Bagels was "like no other bagel in the world," there was Fairway ("Like No Other…
In 1976, with the opening of its Washington. D.C. store, Bloomingdale's began its memorable advertising campaign, declaring itself to be "like no other store in the world." Typical…
"Like painting the George Washington Bridge" is an idiomatic expression meaning something that is never-ending. When you finally finish painting and get to the other side, it's time…
"Like riding a bicycle" is an expression meaning that once something is learned, it is not forgotten. "It's like riding a bicycle, You never forget" was cited in print in…
"Like taking/stealing candy from a baby" means that something is easily done; a baby can't fight back. Babies don't have teeth to eat candy, of course, but the expression…
Many people don't like pickles in their burgers. "Like the pickle in my cheeseburger, I wanna take you out" is a jocular pick-up line that has been printed on images. "You’re…
Entry in progress -- B.P. WiktionaryAdjectivelike white on rice (not comparable)1. Inseparable; in very close proximity; following closely. Adverblike white on rice (not comparable)1. Inseparably;…
The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…
The soft drinks Fanta (introduced in 1940), Crush (introduced as Orange Crush in 1911), Faygo (introduced in 1907), Sunkist (introduced in 1979), Orangina (introduced in 1936), Mirinda (introduced…