Sentences with phrase «adage really»

While the conventional wisdom around painting small spaces light colors has been contested in recent years, this is one situation where the old adage really holds true: The room feels bigger and brighter with a new coat of paint (it's only 7 ′ x 12!»).

The old adage really does apply here: If I give you stellar service and you are happy, you'll probably tell 2 people about me.

So it appears that the classic internet adage really does hold true: don't feed the trolls.

But the old adage really is true; muscle weighs more than fat, so although you will be losing body fat, your scale might not reflect the change as much.

Not exact matches

Read on to learn what these cliches really mean, and how you can act on the advice behind the adage.

It's really just the old adage that when the economy sniffles, less advantaged workers catch pneumonia, and — a key theme of my own work — less advantaged workers are disproportionately helped when the economy is strong.

It's really just the old adage that when the economy sniffles, less... Read more

But for a lot of people, that adage never really sunk in until the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal in which the company was accused of misusing and failing to secure Facebook data from more than 71 million people.

That age - old adage that grandma would shout at you after catching you being wasteful has always stuck with me (and many others I presume), but is it really true?

Having a child doesn't mean you can only be friends with other parents, obviously, but it sure is nice to connect with others who are in the same stage of life and get what you are going through (and who are OK with calling it a night before 7 p.m.) The old adage is true, it really does take a village to raise a family.

In other words, there is clinical evidence that the adage «Time heals all wounds» really does not fit parental bereavement.

Behold the intellectual firepower: While I find such lists informative and fun, in my book Who's Your City, I say that there is really no such thing as a single best city: Invoking the old and somewhat cliched adage, «different strokes for....

If Arsene Wenger is saying what I think he is saying, then I really hope that the old Arsenal adage of «Arsene Knows Best» proves to be right this time and that the Gunners he already has available to him for the forward positions are good enough to fire us to the Premier League title.

There's a well - worn adage in football: When you have two quarterbacks, you really have no quarterback.

We also need to make sure that our own attacking players get into the game from the off, because the old adage that attack is the best form of defence really could be true at Man City.

I'm keenly interested in the subject of conflict resolution because I think it's truly at the heart of everything that matters in our communities, our businesses, our governments, really our world — and we've all heard the adage a million times: world peace starts at home.

So before I dismount from the soapbox, let me say that I also really believe in the adage «If it ain't broke, don't fix it.»

But in this instance, the old adage «you get what you pay for» really does apply.

The old adage «You're eating for two now» during pregnancy still finds its way into conversation, but in reality, this isn't really true.

The old adage «Sleep when your baby sleeps» really is the best advice.

But, to see you coming to the aid of Supervisor Bellone really gives new meaning to the old adage; «politics makes strange bedfellows.»

In line with the question, you will see that the way things have gone, it may really affect the interest of the party in a negative way, Yoruba's adage says «if there is no cracks in the wall, a reptile can not creep in».

Announcing the Green Homes Service this morning, environment secretary Hilary Benn said: «When it comes to cutting your carbon footprint, the old adage «there's no place like home» really is true.

New research published in Human Performance (Routledge) really makes one think about the old adage service with a smile as it examines counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by restaurant workers towards customers they serve.

The old real - estate adage about what's really important proved applicable to astrophysics as astronomers used the sharp radio «vision» of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to pinpoint the distance to a pulsar.

Location, location, and location: the old real - estate adage about what's really important proved applicable to astrophysics as astronomers used the sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array to pinpoint the distance to a pulsar.

Vibrational therapy is really not such a «new» thing — there is a reason for the old adage «music hath charms to tame the savage beast.»

It's apparent that I live by the adage that creative people need to surround themselves with all their stuff in order to really be creative.

I really do like a lot of the suggestions made here but sometimes you must consider that old adage.....

This old wedding adage can really come in handy when planning outfits.

Of course, that flies in the face of the old adage that dating is a numbers game — with only one potential match each day, it could be a while before you find someone you really get along with, especially if you're looking for long - term prospects.

If you're contemplating over dating an ex, you really have to think of that adage, once bitten twice shy, and consider your options beyond that.

In a droll exchange with his former bandmate Ivan Schrank, played by Rhys Ifans, Schrank recalls the old adage «Youth is wasted on the young», to which Greenberg replies, «I'd go further, I'd go life is wasted on... people» — one of the few really funny lines in the film, basically summing up the message of the movie.

Zotrix really is the game incarnation of the old adage «jack of all trades, master of none».

The old adage says that living well is the best revenge and this is really living well.

Forgiving does not equal forgetting We have all heard the adage «forgive and forget,» but are we really expected to forget painful wrongs?

«You're really buying a subscription to the brand, not a magazine,» a spokesperson told AdAge of the all - encompassing package.

Let's hope slow and steady really is a true adage

Despite the old adage, older animals really can learn new tricks.

Chances are you've heard of the somewhat overused adage that a picture can represent a thousand words, but in some cases I really believe that definitely is true.

It's based on the old adage, «You don't really know what you have until it's gone.»

Court deadlines, new files, new rules, complex trials, changing legislation, clients needs, family time outs... the old adage «the defence never rests» really applies to most of us in this profession.

This stuff really demonstrates the old Arthur Clarke adage that a sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

The failings of the adage «doctor knows best» really hit home for non-Indigenous GP and researcher Dr Geoff Spurling when he set out to identify health priorities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in suburban Brisbane.

Could be, if you've been awaiting a handheld computer that can really live up to the old adage «Less is more.»