Cambridge Dictionary

2022-09-02 20:00:03 For Love or Money (1993)

When it rains, it pours. Open / Comment

2022-09-02 20:00:03 It never rains but it pours, phrase.

Definition (proverb): Misfortunes or difficult situations tend to follow each other in rapid succession or to arrive all at the same time.

Examples:

1. I never had an injury before in my life, but it's true what they say about injuries, it never rains but it pours.
2. When this fact is added to the rule of thumb that it never rains but it pours and the received wisdom that bad news comes in threes, the omens point to a particularly uncomfortable trip when Edinburgh travel to Toulouse next weekend.
3. Farmers need little convincing at present of the truth of the saying that it never rains but it pours.
4. In terms of troubles, however, it would appear that in shintyland it never rains but it pours.
5. That was when Anderson was to learn that in Scotland it never rains but it pours.
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2022-09-02 09:00:01 The Big Bang Theory (2007) - S07E23 The Gorilla Dissolution

Oh, I'll make English breakfast tea. Open / Comment

2022-09-02 09:00:00 English breakfast tea, noun.

Definition: A type of blended black tea with a robust, full-bodied flavour, suitable for drinking at breakfast but typically served throughout the day.

Examples:

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2022-09-01 20:00:01 Peep Show (2003) - S04E03 Gym

Faint heart never won fair maid. Open / Comment

2022-09-01 20:00:01 Faint heart never won fair lady, phrase.

Definition (proverb): Timidity will prevent you from achieving your objective.

Examples:

1. Yes, awkward; yes, risky - but faint heart never won fair lady and all that.
2. "Faint heart never won fair lady," win the advice of a friend to Mr. Child, the son of a brewer, who sought the hand of the lady.
3. ‘Well, faint heart ne'er won fair maiden, or so the sayin’ goes Rennalt, ‘you had better make this one a good one‘.
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2022-09-01 09:00:00 Devonshire tea, noun.

Definition (Australian, New Zealand): A meal of scones with jam and cream, served with tea or coffee.

Examples:

1. There are guided tours of the house and garden, and Devonshire teas.
2. Admission is $20 a head, which includes Devonshire tea.
3. At tea shops that made Devonshire tea, I would have scones piled with cream.
4. In New Zealand, if you order a Devonshire Tea, you will be served scones with butter, jam, and cream and a pot of tea.
5. Another exciting day, another collection of random events that plopped themselves down on this date in history and demanded a Devonshire Tea.
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2022-08-31 20:00:01 Dad's Army (2016)

Yes, they've been dragging their feet a bit lately. Open / Comment

2022-08-31 20:00:01 Drag one's feet, phrase.

Definition: Be deliberately slow or reluctant to act.

Examples:

1. The government has dragged its heels over permanent legislation.
2. This rather seems to bear out his surmise… that they are deliberately dragging their heels.
3. However, they are issued under a voluntary code and the organisation said there had been thousands of cases where firms had dragged their heels, or simply refused to issue codes.
4. Nothing was too little trouble for me and I dragged my heels reluctantly, putting off necessary chores until the last possible moment and even deferring some for another day.
5. I fail to see why the association are dragging their heels on this.
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2022-08-31 16:00:01 Cognoscenti, plural noun.

Definition: People who are especially well informed about a particular subject.

Examples:

1. It's worth taking a tip from the fashion cognoscenti.
2. The fashion cognoscenti and music lovers were out in force last night for two great parties.
3. His fledgling fashion cognoscenti have accessorised the theme with, among other things, suspenders and pink, fluffy rabbit ears.
4. It's only a matter of time before the fashion cognoscenti are once more clamouring for this particular brand of undeniable elegance.
5. This winning combination, plus a willingness to play fast and loose with her image, has made her the darling of the fashion cognoscenti.
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