Chic
Definition:
Stylish, elegant, fashionable.
Example:
She looked so chic in her long silk dress.
Etymology:
From the French word 'chic', which means the same thing.
Buy the farm
Definition:
To die
Example:
Lance bought the farm when he drove his motorcycle straight into a brick wall.
Etymology:
Sometimes, when a person dies, the life insurance payment is large enough for the surviving family members to pay off the mortgage on a piece of property - or to 'buy the farm'.
SOD’S LAW
This is another name for Murphy’s Law – whatever can go wrong, will go wrong
Example:
I wore my pretty new dress, because it was a sunny day, but as soon as I stepped out of the house, it started raining, and I got completely soaked!
Sod’s Law!
Definition:
Stylish, elegant, fashionable.
Example:
She looked so chic in her long silk dress.
Etymology:
From the French word 'chic', which means the same thing.
Buy the farm
Definition:
To die
Example:
Lance bought the farm when he drove his motorcycle straight into a brick wall.
Etymology:
Sometimes, when a person dies, the life insurance payment is large enough for the surviving family members to pay off the mortgage on a piece of property - or to 'buy the farm'.
SOD’S LAW
This is another name for Murphy’s Law – whatever can go wrong, will go wrong
Example:
I wore my pretty new dress, because it was a sunny day, but as soon as I stepped out of the house, it started raining, and I got completely soaked!
Sod’s Law!