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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.
A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that choices are available. The best known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave it", wherein "leaving it" is strongly undesirable.
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Synonyms for something really big. 2. Kitchen items associated with a certain meal. 3. Different ways to describe a person or entity. ... Let's Catch You Up With Recent Connections Answers. Show ...
A catchphrase (alternatively spelled catch phrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance. Such phrases often originate in popular culture and in the arts, and typically spread through word of mouth and a variety of mass media (such as films, internet, literature and publishing, television, and radio).
Illustration from A Book of Nursery Rhymes (1901). "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" – which can be spelled a number of ways – is a children's counting-out rhyme, used to select a person in games such as tag, or for selecting various other things.
A very hard and flat pitch, good for batting on. Synonyms such as street, highway, etc. may sometimes be used in the same context. Rogers The second XI of a club or county. From the Warwickshire and New Zealand player Roger Twose. [citation needed] A groundsman applies a roller to the pitch, while another paints the popping crease Roller
An Imperial FU (An Imperial Fuck Up) was used during World War I by soldiers of the outlying British Empire, e.g. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Kenya, Tanganyika, India, in reference to odd/conflicting orders from British authorities.