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it is all Lombard Street to a China orange
/ɪt ɪz ɔːl ˈlɑːm.bɑːrd striːt tuː ə ˈtʃaɪ.nə ˈɔːr.ɪndʒ/
Example:
With their star player back, it is all Lombard Street to a China orange that they will win the championship.
/ðɛrz naʊt soʊ kwɪr æz foʊk/
Example:
He decided to quit his high-paying job to become a circus clown; well, there's nowt so queer as folk.
truth is stranger than fiction
/truːθ ɪz ˈstreɪn.dʒər ðæn ˈfɪk.ʃən/
Example:
The story of how they met is unbelievable; truth is stranger than fiction.
/ˈdʒɛstərz du ɔːft pruːv ˈprɑːfɪts/
Example:
He made a joke about the company failing, but jesters do oft prove prophets, and a month later it went bankrupt.
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
/ˈblɛsɪd ɪz hi hu ɪkˈspɛkts ˈnʌθɪŋ, fɔr hi ʃæl ˈnɛvər bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
Example:
I didn't think I'd get the job, and I didn't; blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.
expect disappointment and you will never be disappointed
/ɪkˈspɛkt ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt ænd ju wɪl ˈnɛvər bi ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd/
Example:
I know it sounds pessimistic, but expect disappointment and you will never be disappointed.
expectation is far better than realization
/ˌɛk.spɛkˈteɪ.ʃən ɪz fɑːr ˈbɛt.ər ðæn ˌriː.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
Example:
I spent months planning the trip, but expectation is far better than realization.
/ði ˌʌn.ɪkˈspek.tɪd ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈhæp.ənz/
Example:
We had everything ready for the outdoor wedding, but then it rained; the unexpected always happens.
what can you expect from a hog but a grunt
/wʌt kæn ju ɪkˈspɛkt frʌm ə hɔɡ bʌt ə ɡrʌnt/
Example:
He insulted me again, but what can you expect from a hog but a grunt?
coming events cast their shadows before
/ˈkʌm.ɪŋ ɪˈvɛnts kæst ðɛr ˈʃæd.oʊz bɪˈfɔːr/
Example:
The sudden drop in the stock market made many realize that coming events cast their shadows before.
a lion may come to be beholden to a mouse
/ə ˈlaɪən meɪ kʌm tu bi bɪˈhoʊldən tu ə maʊs/
Example:
The CEO realized that a lion may come to be beholden to a mouse when a junior clerk found the error that saved the company.
/ˈnɛvər ɪz ə lɔŋ taɪm/
Example:
You say you'll never move back home, but never is a long time.