“One day…I’m gonna make the onions cry”
Onions can make people cry; some people want revenge. "One day...I'm gonna make the onions cry" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. "I'm gonna make…
New York of India (Mumbai nickname)
“One does not simply grab the tongs without clacking them together at least twice, like a crab”
"One does not simply grab the tongs without clacking them together at least twice, like a crab" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images.A popular image of the saying was…
“One does not simply have ‘one’ pancake”
"One does not simply have 'one' pancake" is a one-line saying that has been printed on a GIF "One does not simply just have one pancake" was posted on Twitter on…
“One finds limits by pushing them”
"One finds limits by pushing them" is a popular quotation that is usually credited to American political scientist and economist Herbert Simon (1916-2001). However, the quotation has not…
“One for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go”
"One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, now go cat go!" sang Elvis Presley in "Blue Seude Shoes," a song written in 1955 by Carl Perkins. The opening verses…
“One from column A, one from column B” (Chinese menu ordering)
American Chinese restaurant menus have long had columns (Column A, Column B, etc.) for ordering food family style. One could choose one item from Column A, two items from Column B, and so forth.…
“One game doesn’t define a season”
"One swallow does not a summer make" is an old proverb. "One game/loss/win doesn't define a season" is a sports proverb. "I also agree that one ugly loss doesn't…
“One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama about whether they’re ripe or not”
"One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama about whether they’re ripe or not, unlike some other fruits I could mention" is an apple saying that…
“One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama…”
A statement about apples was posted on Twitter by Gabriel Roth on September 5, 2022: "One good thing about apples is that they don’t make you go through a lot of drama about whether…
“One good thing about snow is it makes your lawn look as good as your neighbor’s”
"There's one good thing about snow, it makes your lawn look as nice as your neighbor's" is a saying that has been
“One great thing about Louisiana heat: You can guarantee no one is waiting in your back seat”
"One great thing about Louisiana/Texas heat: You can guarantee no one is waiting in your back seat to kill you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is,…
“One great thing about Texas heat: You can guarantee no one is waiting in your back seat”
"One great thing about Louisiana/Texas heat: You can guarantee no one is waiting in your back seat to kill you" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many images. That is,…
“One impeachment is bad, but two impeachments—that’s just unpresidented”
U.S. President Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives in 2021, and again in January 2021. People used the word "unpresidented" for "unprecedented." "Two…
“One is scared and the other is glad of it”
"One's scared and the other is glad of it" is said of a schoolyard fight or of a boxing match, where one side doesn't want to fight and the other side is relieved. The saying is…
“One knee equals two feet” (football saying)
In American football, a receiver has made a legal catch when both feet have landed inbounds. However, it is also a legal catch if one knee touches down inbounds. NFL television commentator John…
“One large mocha Xanax vodka latte with whipped cream and Valium sprinkles please”
"Needs one large mocha Prozac vodka latte, complete with whipped cream and Valium sprinkles" (or "One large mocha Xanax vodka latte with whipped cream and Valium sprinkles…
“One man’s chicken shit is another man’s chicken salad”
"One man's chicken shit is another man's chicken salad" is an expressive way of saying that people have different tastes. The saying is cited in print from at least 2001.…
“One man’s mob is another man’s democracy”
After some had called the 2011 "Occupy Wall Street" protests a "mob" (unlike the tea party rallies), White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in October 2011: “I don’t…
“One man’s pork is another man’s bacon”
"Pork barrel" spending (that is, wasteful spending) for one legislator might be called "bringing home the bacon" (that is, essential spending) for another legislator. The saying…
“One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter”
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter" means that a fighter can be good or bad, depending upon one's view of the cause he's fighting for. The saying…