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Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves; Talk is cheap; Talk of the Devil, and he is bound to appear; Talk of Angels, and hear the flutter of their wings; Tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you who you are [26] Tell the truth and shame the Devil (Shakespeare, Henry IV) The age of miracles is past
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
In boxing, it was historically a weight division of 175 pounds (79 kg) or higher, but the lower limit is now set at 200 pounds (91 kg); the term is also used for a boxer fighting in this division. OED dates the boxing usage to 1877, although it was used in newspapers as early as 1849. [27]
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G. Game over; Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead; Get a life (idiom) Get Out of Jail Free card; Give me liberty or give me death! Go ahead, make my day; Go fever; Go West, young man; God bless you; God is dead; Goffe and Whalley; Going Dutch; A good day to die; Good morning; Goodness Gracious Me; Gordon Bennett (phrase) A grain of ...
This is a list of catchphrases found in American and British english language television and film, where a catchphrase is a short phrase or expression that has gained usage beyond its initial scope. These are not merely catchy sayings.
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The 2010 edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English labels the expression as "dated" and simply identifies it as an "arbitrary euphemism for 'Great God!'". Alternatively, it has been suggested that it may be a corruption of the South German and Austrian greeting Grüß Gott, although the meaning of the two expressions is totally different. [1]