Entry in progress -- B.P. Wiktionary: acknowledge the cornEtymologyBy folk tale, attributed to an instance of a man who stole several horses and the corn to feed them but in court only admitted to…
Everything's bigger in Texas, but this joke is a little extreme. Google BooksWhy, When I Was A Kid...Autobiographical Ramblingsby James R. PalmerVictoria, British Columbia: Trafford…
"Act before you think" (the reverse of the popular saying "think before you act") is an acting adage that has been printed on several images. The saying is credited to acting…
"Act your wage" (act your age + wage) is a saying that has been printed on many posters. The saying means that one should live within one's means. "Act your wage" has been…
"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances" (or "Acting is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances" (or "Acting is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances") is a saying that has been printed on many images.…
"Acting is reacting" is an old acting adage. The actor must react to what the other actors say and do, or to the conditions. The saying has been used both on the stage and in movies. The…
"Acting is the ability to dream on cue" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is credited to English actor Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), although Richardson usually…
"Actions speak louder than words" is a proverb that has been cited in print since about the 1600s. "Actions speak louder than words, but they do not speak as often" was cited in…
An old saying is that an entertainer is so good or so popular that he or she can "read the telephone book/directory" and the audience will still be satisfied. The saying appeared in print…
A classic acting joke, told both on Broadway and in Hollywood, has an actor reading a line and asking the director, "What's my motivation?" The director snaps back with a terse…
"Acting is the ability to dream on cue" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is credited to English actor Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), although Richardson usually…
Some people gaslight with even the term "gaslight." "Actually it's pronounced jaslight. You've been saying it wrong this whole time" was posted on Tumblr by…
Successful acupuncture has been called "a jab well done" (a pun on "a job well done"). "Definition of acupuncture: A jab well done" was published in American…
"Acute alcoholic: an attractive drunk" is a jocular drinking definition. The definition was printed in a 1965 Missouri newspaper, where it was credited to Howard Jasper. 9 April 1965,…
Fairy tales often end with "happily ever after." "Appley/Apple-y ever after" or "Applely ever after" (apple + happily ever after) is an apple variation of this.…
A saying has it that Chinese people eat many things. This has been expressed in a riddle: Q: How do we know that Adam and Eve were not Chinese?A: Because they would have thrown away the apple and…
"Adam and Eve: The first people to not read the Apple terms and conditions" is an Apple Inc. joke that has been printed on many images. "Adam and Eve were the first people to agree…
New York City's Times Square has many advertising signs -- by law. It has often been compared to ad blocking on the internet. "Browsing the web in general without #AdBlock is like being…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic sent many people home to quarantines, but many essential workers stayed on the job. "I'm adding 'showed up for/to work during the apocalypse'…