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Below is an alphabetical list of widely used and repeated proverbial phrases. If known, their origins are noted. A proverbial phrase or expression is a type of conventional saying similar to a proverb and transmitted by oral tradition.
Funny Christmas Quotes “Christmas is just so stressful … with the lists and the lines and the dancing girls at TV Town Song Room.” — Nick Miller, “New Girl”
A shopping cart held by a woman, containing bags and food. A shopping cart (American English), trolley (British English, Australian English), or buggy (Southern American English, Appalachian English), also known by a variety of other names, is a wheeled cart supplied by a shop or store, especially supermarkets, for use by customers inside the premises for transport of merchandise as they move ...
A piano trolley or piano dolly is a two- or four-wheeled trolley featuring a stronger-than-usual frame. [4] They are typically measuring approximately 50 to 80 cm ( 19 + 5 ⁄ 8 to 31 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and are used by removals companies for moving pianos.
Nicknames or call signs given or adopted by CB radio users are known as "handles". [2] [3] Many truck drivers will call each other "Hand," [4] or by the name of the company for which they drive. [citation needed] CB and its distinctive language started in the United States but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany, and ...
A saying is any concise expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style. A saying often shows a wisdom or cultural standard, having different meanings than just the words themselves. [1] Sayings are categorized as follows: Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth". [2]
Unlike traditional station trolleys, they were loaded each with parcels for a particular destination and wheeled into the train. This saved train waiting time and cut down on handling. They were used until the Red Star Parcels service was discontinued in 1999. [citation needed]
A hand truck. A hand truck, also known as a hand trolley, dolly, stack truck, trundler, box cart, sack barrow, cart, sack truck, two wheeler, or bag barrow, is an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand truck is upright. [1]