“Catch-up hockey is losing hockey” (hockey adage)
"Catch-up hockey is losing hockey" means that when a team is down by one goal or more, it's very difficult to come back and win. 'Catch-up hockey is losing hockey" was said…
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“A good putter is a match for anyone and a bad putter is a match for no one” (golf adage)
"A good putter is a match for anyone and a bad putter is a match for no one" is an old golf adage that is often credited to American golf coach Harvey Penick (1904-1995), but the saying…
“Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”
Winston Churchill (1874-1965) said before the House of Commons on November 11, 1947: "Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one…
“When your husband comes home with cockleburrs in his pants, don’t ask his score” (golf saying)
American professional golfer Sam Snead (1912-2002) gave this advice to golf widows in September 1974: "When your husband comes home with cockleburrs in the cuffs of his pants, don't ask…
“The golf swing starts from the ground up” (golf adage)
"The golf swing starts from the ground up" is an old golf saying. "Swing Production: The golf swing begins as of the earth. It starts from the ground, and is from the ground up"…
“Don’t believe everything you read in the papers”
"Don't believe everything you read in the papers" means that one should evaluate something by one's self and not just accept what is written. "And do you believe everything…
“Too good to check” (journalism adage)
"Too good to check" means that a sensationalist story has come from one source, and the urge is to publish the story and to credit that source -- it's "too good to check"…
“If it’s free, it’s for me”
Retailers know that consumers love free stuff. "If it's free, it's for me" is a popular consumer saying. "If it's free, it's for me" has been cited in print…
Zebra (sports official who wears a black-and-white-striped shirt)
NFL officials' uniforms and NHL officials' uniforms have black-and-white-striped shirts, like a zebra's stripes. The officials wearing such shirts are often nicknamed…
Conservative Spring Break (Conservative Political Action Conference or CPAC nickname)
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) began in the 1970s and is usually held annually in March. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said in February 2009: "Some people…
“Personnel is policy”
'Personnel is policy" is a saying used to describe the personnel that a new executive puts in place. The saying became popular in 1981, after Ronald Reagan's presidential victory and…
“Every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president”
An old Washington joke is that "every senator looks in the mirror and sees a president." Senator Albert Gore, Sr. wrote in The Eye of the Storm: A People's Politics for the Seventies…
“We may not always win the game, but we always win the party”
"We may not always win the game, but we always win the party" is a popular saying, used by both a team's fans and even the players. Though a favored team might lose, the fans are…
“The woods are full of long hitters” (golf adage)
"The woods are full of long hitters/drivers" is a golf saying; golfers who can hit long often can't hit straight and send the ball off the course and into the woods. The saying has…
“We’ll give him a fair trial, then we’ll hang him”
A supposed tale of the old West involves a captured horse thief. The crowd wants to hang him. "No, we can't do that," one member of the crowd says. 'We'll give him a fair…
“The first duty of wine is to be red”
"The first duty of wine is to be red" is a French saying from the early 1800s, when red wines were strongly preferred over white wines. "Le premier devoir du vin est d'être…
“When you go to Midas, you get a muffler” (go to a specialist for that specialty)
Midas (The Muffler Installation Dealers' Associated Service) is an automotive service center that specializes in mufflers (and was originally called "Midas Muffler"), but now also…
“Landing on a postage stamp” (aviation saying)
For an airplane or a helicopter to "land on a postage stamp" is to land in a small area. New York's LaGuardia Airport has been said to be a postage-stamp sized airport. Landing on an…
“To give the news impartially, without fear or favor” (New York Times)
The New York Times was purchased by Adolph Ochs (1858-1935) in 1896. On August 18, 1896, Ochs wrote: "It will be my earnest aim that The New-York Times give the news, all the news, in concise…
“Scare you to death, work you to death, then bore you to death” (law school’s three years)
Law school normally lasts for three years, but some have argued that the third year is not necessary. An old law school saying is that they "scare you to death" in the first year,…