Words and Phrases

by Lori Sichtermann

As time goes by…

once upon a time, run-of-the-mill, average American, girl next door, wholesome, conservative, good girl, Mary Jane, heard it through the grapevine, on a regular basis, vintage, old school, American dream, American way, man of my dreams, tall, dark, and handsome

every step of the way, extraordinary, stress-related, failure, beyond a reasonable doubt, broken hearted fool, and then, new wave, chic, punk, bored, liberal, usage, party girl, bad girl, addiction, problem, let the good times roll, sorority sister, TGIF, ladies night out, spice it up, out-and-about, spring fling

BYOB, RSVP, new age, diversity, critically acclaimed, on the town, man of the town, must have 3-5 years of experience, a step above the rest, media, prince charming DUI, enforcement, hot and heavy, from start to finish, hit or miss, wow, done and gone, first love

only the strong survive, expecting, urgency, since the dawn of creation, generation next, optimistic, common sense, sell out, missed out, engaged, tying the knot, plus tax ,style, law, guidelines, crash and burn, common law, I take the 5th, that’s good to hear

and now, today, home-cooked, pushing paper, common, think outside the box, relevant, corporate ladder, come on down

© 2004 Lori Sichtermann, All Rights Reserved.