Never a dull moment


Something is always changing or happening, as in First Lauren spits up, then she coughs, then she sneezes—never a dull moment with this baby! This expression was first recorded in 1889.

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  • Neverending

    [nev-er-en-ding] /ˌnɛv ərˈɛn dɪŋ/ adjective 1. having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry. adjective 1. having or seeming to have no end; interminable adj. also neverending, 1660s, from never + present participle of end (v.).

  • Never-ending

    [nev-er-en-ding] /ˌnɛv ərˈɛn dɪŋ/ adjective 1. having or likely to have no end: never-ending worry. adjective 1. having or seeming to have no end; interminable adj. also neverending, 1660s, from never + present participle of end (v.).

  • Never fear

    Don’t worry that a thing will or won’t occur, be confident, as in I’ll get there, never fear. This phrase was used by Christopher Marlowe in Doctor Faustus (c. 1590): “’Tis but a surfeit; never fear, man.”

  • Never give a sucker an even break

    Don’t hesitate to take advantage of a fool. Note: This saying served as the title for one of the films of the comedian W. C. Fields. Don’t allow a person who’s easily duped a fair chance, as in He’s always trying to give out expired coupons for his store, firmly believing in never giving a […]

  • Never hear the end of

    Be incessantly reminded of, as in If you do not send a wedding present to them you will never hear the end of it from your mother.


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