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life is too short
Idioms and Phrases
Do not waste time on unimportant matters or unworthy emotions, such as anger or anxiety. For example, I could get my revenge by snubbing Tom, but life's too short , or Don't spend all day waiting for his call鈥攍ife is too short . This phrase, possibly echoing the ancient Latin proverb, Ars longa, vita brevis (鈥淎rt is long-lasting, life is short鈥), is often used to dismiss an unimportant or unworthy concern. [Mid-1800s]Example Sentences
鈥淟ife is too short. You gotta go get somebody!鈥
"I said 'no chance', but then we thought 'you know what, life is too short, let's go for it'," says Billy.
鈥淚 think I鈥檓 a fairly earnest person, and that鈥檚 gotten me in trouble,鈥 Strong said, 鈥渂ut I鈥檓 not interested in camouflaging or disguising myself. Life is too short.鈥
鈥淚 think I鈥檓 a fairly earnest person, and that鈥檚 gotten me in trouble,鈥 Strong insists, 鈥渂ut I鈥檓 not interested in camouflaging or disguising myself. Life is too short.鈥
鈥淟ife is too short,鈥 she added.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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