Meaning: Don’t persist with a task if the pressure of it is too much for you. The implication being that, if you can’t cope, you should leave the work to someone who can. It’s origin seems to suggest it was first used, or if not indeed popularised, by 33rd President of the USA – Harry [...]
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Meaning – other people’s circumstances seem more desirable than one’s own but in reality are often not. YES! It’s Wanky Phrase number 2! Wanky Phrase number 2 “The grass is always greener on the other side” UTCarte conclusion This is quite blatantly a load of shite. Let’s say there are 2 sides and the grass [...]
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It’s an album by Marillion. It’s a song by Joss Stone. It apparently belongs to Robert Browning first published in 1855 in his ‘Andrea del Sarto’. It has been adopted as a precept for minimalist design. Can you guess whatit is yet? YES! It’s Wanky Phrase number 1! Wanky Phrase number 1 “Less is more” [...]
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