📅 That’ll Be the Day (Yeah, Right!)
Ah, the phrase “That’ll be the day!” often punctuated with an eye roll or an exasperated sigh. Dating from the early 1900s, it quickly found a comfy spot in the hearts and mouths of the English-speaking world. Eric Partridge highlighted its popularity, noting its prevalence even in South Africa with the Afrikaans equivalent, dit sal die dag wees. As a testament to its staying power, Buddy Holly crooned it in 1957 with his song “That’ll Be the Day,” and if one musical legend uses it, it must really stick!
🌍 Proverbs & Expressions Related to Unlikely Events
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When pigs fly: This term has even donned wings in common English.
- 💬 Ha! “When pigs fly,” you say? Oh look, Wilbur’s taking flight. 🐽✈️
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Don’t hold your breath: Suggesting pure impatience or disbelief.
- 💬 Don’t hold your breath waiting for me to win the lottery!
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A snowball’s chance in hell: Measuring probability at sub-zero in scorching infernos.
- 💬 You have about a snowball’s chance in hell of convincing me to do karaoke.
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Fat chance: Same essence, different icing.
- 💬 You think I’d ever choose mushrooms over chocolate? Fat chance!
📚 Literature and Tunes Worthy of Your ‘That’ll Be the Day’ Moments
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Books:
- “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett – a poignant study of waiting and the uncertainty of unlikely events.
- “Alice in Wonderland” by Lewis Carroll – inundated with improbable occurrences.
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Songs:
- “Dream On” by Aerosmith – truly embraces living in the moment, however unlikely.
- “That’ll Be the Day” by Buddy Holly – well, obviously!
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Movies:
- Forrest Gump (1994) – because let’s face it, the entire story feels like a series of impossible events.
- The Bucket List (2007) – a humorous approach to achieving what you never thought you could.
🤔 Quotes, Wisdom, and Extended Emojis
» Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
» “That’ll be the day!” is the sassy cousin to “Not in a million years!” – except less dramatic and much more sarcastic.
📝 Quizzes: Real or Sass?
Thank you for diving into the charming world of clichés with me. Remember to keep your humor sharp and always take phrases with a hefty pinch of sparkle–life’s more fun that way! ✨
Signed with the Sassy Pen of L. O. Lip-service, October 2023
