1) Playing the World's smallest violin
-Donald Trump thinks his life is hard because he only got 1 million dollars from his dad to start his business. I am playing the World's smallest Violin.
-Andrea complained that she did not get invited to Carol's birthday party. I am playing the World's smallest violin.
-Candace complained that she ruined her Italian shoes by stepping on dog poop. I am playing the World's smallest violin. I don't even have Italian shoes.
Definition: Is an insult you say when someone is whiny, or complaining about something trivial. This refers to the sadness of a violin tune. And the smaller the violin, the sadder the tune. By saying this you are basically saying" Your'e annoying grow up."
Etymology: I am aware of is in an episode from the sixth season of the American sitcom "M*A*S*H." The episode, "Your Hit Parade," first aired on January 4, 1978. In it, Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III (David Ogden Stiers) complains to Maj. Margaret Houlihan (Loretta Swit) that Winchester has been displaced from his tent, "The Swamp," by cots full of post-operative wounded soldiers. Showing Winchester her thumb and forefinger rubbing together, Houlihan responds: "Charles, do you know what this is? It's the world's smallest violin, and it's playing just for you."
2) Goody two shoes
-Emily is goody two shoes because she gives money to beggars, and mocks her friends for not being charitable, even though her friends think beggars are liars.
-Obama Senior is goody two shoes because he mocked the corrupt 1970s Kenyan government, but ended up losing his job and unable to support his family.
-Laura acts like a goody two shoe by acting courteously around her elders, but in reality she is terrible.
Definition: A self-righteous, vain person. someone who tries to behave better than anyone else.
Etymology: The 18th-century children's story, The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes, attributed to Oliver Goldsmith, was a version of Cinderella. The title character, named after an already-established phrase, was an orphan who was so poor, she owned only one shoe. When a rich benefactor gave her a complete set of footwear, she repeated her delighted in having "two shoes." The phrase "Goody Two-Shoes" developed its negative connotation because the girl subsequently married into money, which cast suspicion on her virtuous nature.
3) Bread and butter
-Don't worry about interviewing the soldier, it is just a bread and butter assignment.
-The quality of the schools is the bread and butter of the town's property prices.
-Justin only bought the bread and butter supplies for the house.
Definition: The essential, sustaining element, or Ordinary, routine,
Etymology: very basic food.