Metaphors referring to food and drink

figure of speech dating from Roman antiquity

fallacy of incomplete evidence

object of irresistable temptation and disobedience in the first biblical narrative

quote commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette

syntax within a programming language that is designed to make things easier to read or to express

navigational aid in user interfaces

theoretical conditions under which life on earth might have begun

parable of Jesus (Matt. 22:1–14, Luke 14:15–24)

form of communism in the Hungarian People's Republic from the 1960s until the Central European collapse of communism in 1989

parable taught by Jesus of Nazareth according to the synoptic gospels

user interface element

popular adage communicating the idea that it is impossible to get something for nothing

2020 single by Harry Styles

idiom that refers to a policy of offering a combination of rewards and punishment to induce behavior

informal, derogatory term for combatants

1970 paper by the economist George Akerlof

wasteful government spending that benefits an individual representative's district

equality of areas of alternating sectors of a disk with equal angles through any interior point

degenerate matter within the crusts of neutron stars which forms complex structures said to resemble pasta

confused unintelligible jumble of words and phrases

divide and conquer process of threats and alliances used to overcome opposition

approach to achieving major goals by consistently taking small steps

model used in risk analysis and risk management illustrates that, with layered security, each layer provides protection from certain types of attacks but has weaknesses

act of making a noise like flatulence using the mouth, either to signify derision, or as a playful gesture

self-identified left-wingers whose comfortable lifestyle seems to contradict their political beliefs

English proverb

usage of media

phrase with several meanings

phrase used in Mainland China to describe a poorly constructed building

French expression

Jesus' parable in Lk 14:7–10

socialists who converted to Nazism

Proverb

Marketing campaign, originally versus Coke taste test

recurring motif of someone either mistaking a reflection of the moon for cheese or believing the substance of the moon to be cheese

concept of using one's own products or services

parable of Jesus on resurrection: “еxcept a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.” (John 12:24)

government intervention to save failing businesses at the expense of taxpayers

social concept

derogatory description of French people

when two items or groups of items are compared that cannot be practically compared

providing a product or a service to only the high-value or low-cost customers of that product or service, while disregarding clients that are less profitable for the company; choosing only attractive parts

American political controversy

expression

Chinese foreign strategy using small provocations to cumulatively produce a much larger result, e.g. in the South China Sea

metaphor

rhetorical technique to deliver criticism

informal metric used in the United States to determine the effect of a storm