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November 5, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Not all angels are in heaven, I for example am at work”

"Not all angels are in heaven, I for example am in my house" and "Not all angels are in heaven. Me for example, I'm at work" are jocular saying that have been printed on…

November 4, 2024
Work/Businesses

“Not all angels are in heaven. Me for example, I’m at work”

"Not all angels are in heaven, I for example am in my house" and "Not all angels are in heaven. Me for example, I'm at work" are jocular saying that have been printed on…

December 27, 2017
Work/Businesses

“Not bragging but I made six figures last year. At the toy factory”

To "make six figures" is to earn at least $100,000 -- unless one is, literally making six figures. "If you can say 'I made six figures last year,' you either have a well…

December 24, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Not caring what other people think is the best choice you will ever make”

"Not caring what other people think is the best choice you will ever make" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. "Not caring what other people think is the…

July 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Not everyone at your workplace is your friend. Do your job. Get paid. Go home”

"Not everyone at your workplace is your friend. Do your job/work. Get paid. Go home" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that while it might be nice to be…

July 6, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Not everyone at your workplace is your friend. Do your work. Get paid. Go home

"Not everyone at your workplace is your friend. Do your job/work. Get paid. Go home" is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying means that while it might be nice to be…

October 25, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Not feelin’ this whole Monday thing”

"Nope. Not feelin' this whole Monday thing" is a Monday saying that has been printed on many images. Monday is the traditional start of the work week. "not feeling this whole…

September 25, 2025
Work/Businesses

“Not interested in a ‘career’ just looking for the least annoying way to afford food and shelter”

"Not interested in a 'career' just looking for the least annoying way to afford food and shelter" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. The saying was posted on…

December 30, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Not my circus, not my monkeys. But the clowns definitely know me”

"Not my circus, not my monkeys" -- meaning "not my business" -- is a Polish saying (nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy) that became popular in English by about 2013. "Not my…

December 30, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Not my circus, not my monkeys”

"Not my circus, not my monkeys" -- meaning "not my business" -- is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is Polish (nie mój cyrk, nie moje małpy). The…

July 2, 2021
Work/Businesses

“Not only do I dance like nobody is watching, I also drink as if I don’t work in the morning”

The song "Come from the Heart" (1987) by Susanna Clark and Richard Leigh contains the lyrics: "Sing like no one is listening.Love like you’ve never been hurt.Dance like nobody’s…

December 10, 2025
Food/DrinkWork/Businesses

“Not seeing results? Feel like giving up? Consider this: the last thing to grow on a fruit tree…is the fruit”

"The last thing to grow on a fruit tree is the fruit" is a motivational saying that has been printed on many images. Authorship is unknown. "Not seeing results? Feel like giving up?…

August 3, 2024
Education/SchoolsWork/Businesses

“Not sure if I actually have free time or just forgetting everything”

"I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I'm just forgetting everything I have to do" (or "I'm never sure if I actually have free time or if I just keep…

June 17, 2022
Work/Businesses

“Not sure if it’s the end of the world or just Monday”

"Not sure if it's the end of the world or just Monday" is a saying that has been printed on a popular image. Many people hate Mondays, the traditional start of the work week.…

February 20, 2023
Work/Businesses

“Not sure if life is getting better or the amount of fuck I give is decreasing”

"Not sure if life is getting better or the amount of fuck I give is decreasing" is a saying that has been printed on an image. The saying was posted on an image on 9GAG on July 4, 2012.…

February 26, 2020
Work/Businesses

“Not sure why society seems to hate lazy people. They didn’t even do anything”

"Why we hate lazy people? they are not doing anything anyway" is a question that was asked on Twitter by DearDiary on June 4, 2019. "Why is everyone mad at lazy people? They’re not…

May 19, 2025
Time/WeatherWork/Businesses

“Not to be dramatic, but the work week continuously restarting is literally ruining my life”

For many people, the weekend off work goes by too quickly. It's soon Monday again, and another work week cycle. "I don't wanna be dramatic but the work week continuously restarting…

September 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Not worth a tinker’s dam” (“Not worth a tinker’s damn”)

"Not worth a tinker's damn" refers to the swearing of tinkers (common laborers who were known to swear often in the early 1800s). The expression means that something is insignificant…

September 26, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Not worth a tinker’s damn” (“Not worth a tinker’s dam”)

"Not worth a tinker's damn" refers to the swearing of tinkers (common laborers who were known to swear often in the early 1800s). The expression means that something is insignificant…

November 22, 2019
Work/Businesses

“Notches on one’s bedpost” (sexual conquests)

In war or in hunting, a person might keep track of kills by making notches in a gun (or somewhere else). "Notches on one's bedpost" is a similar record, but of one's sexual…

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