“Don’t let your meat loaf!” (slang)
"Don't let your meat loaf!" (or "Don't let your meatloaf!") is an expression with a pun on "loaf" as a verb. It means don't "loaf" -- stay…
“Don’t let your meatloaf!” (slang)
"Don't let your meat loaf!" (or "Don't let your meatloaf!") is an expression with a pun on "loaf" as a verb. It means don't "loaf" -- stay…
“Don’t look for crumbs when there’s a cake right in front of you”
The "Dear Abby" syndicated newspaper advice column by Abigail Van Buren (the pen name, written by Pauline Phillips and her daughter Jeanine Phillips) in February 1991 answered a letter…
“Don’t make fun of fat people. They have enough on their plates”
"Don't make fun of fat people. They have enough on their plates" is a jocular saying that has been printed on several images. "I don't like folk making jokes about fat…
“Don’t make me use my before coffee voice”
"Don't make me use my before coffee voice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Before having coffee, many people are out of control. "That is my before coffee…
“Don’t meat your heroes” (vegetarian/vegan saying)
"Never meet your heroes" is an entertainment saying (usually referring to actors, who are often different than the roles that they play). "Don't/Never meat your heros" (or…
“Don’t meat your heros” (vegetarian/vegan saying)
"Never meet your heroes" is an entertainment saying (usually referring to actors, who are often different than the roles that they play). "Don't/Never meat your heros" (or…
“Don’t plant until Mother’s Day” (gardening adage)
"Don't plant until Mother's Day" is an agriculture adage. Mother's Day is the second Sunday in May, and the chance of frost is usually eliminated. The gardening adage is…
“Don’t put sugar on shit and tell me it’s a brownie”
To "sugarcoat" something is to make something more pleasant than it actually is. "Don't put/sprinkle sugar on shit and tell me it's a brownie/candy/chocolate" is a…
“Don’t put sugar on shit and tell me it’s ice cream”
"Don't feed me bullshit/crap/manure/shit and tell me it's ice cream" means "Don't give me something bad and tell me it's a special treat." The expression has…
“Don’t sell the steak—sell the sizzle”
Elmer Wheeler (1903-1968) created the Tested Selling Institute, a one-employee firm at 321 Fifth Avenue in New York City. Wheeler's 1937 book, Tested Sentences That Sell, included his famous…
“Don’t smoke, drink or chew, or run with boys who do”
"Don't smoke, drink or chew, or run with boys/girls who do" is a popular Christian saying in the United States. The precise origin of the rhyme is unknown. "Me?...I never…
“Don’t stand outside and be miserable; come inside and get fed up” (restaurant sign)
"Don't stand outside and be miserable -- come inside and be/get fed up!" is a one-line food joke that appeared in restaurant windows across the country by 1965. The joke is of…
“Don’t stress if someone says you are fat. You are bigger than that”
The expression "to be bigger than" means that someone is "above" a small matter. "My mate asked me if he should punch the guy who told him he was fat as a walrus. I said,…
“Don’t take candy from strangers”
"Don't take candy from strangers" is a popular admonition that parents give to children. In July 1874, Charley Ross (age four) was lured from his Philadelphia home by strangers…
“Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee. Also, I don’t drink coffee”
"Don't talk to me until I've had my coffee" is what one worker might say to another in the morning. An anti-social worker might add, "I don't drink coffee." That…
“Don’t throw away cake to start looking for crumbs”
The "Dear Abby" syndicated newspaper advice column by Abigail Van Buren (the pen name, written by Pauline Phillips and her daughter Jeanine Phillips) in February 1991 answered a letter…
“Don’t trust anyone that orders a medium pizza”
Many people cannot understand how anyone orders a medium pizza. One should always order a large pizza, even if there is leftover pizza. "@FabMissK: 'Pl[a]ybook is like a medium pizza. Who…
“Don’t trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar”
"Salt and sugar look the same. Be careful who you trust" (or "Don't/Never trust everything you see. Even salt looks like sugar") is a saying that has been printed on many…
“Don’t underestimate yourself. You can do hard things. Like making coffee in the morning…”
"Don't underestimate yourself. You can do hard things. Like making coffee in the morning before you've had any coffee" is a coffee saying that has been printed on many images.…