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Meaning or Explanation
List of 3
All; total; everything. Derives from the effective parts of a gun.
Lock,
Stock
and Barrel
To acquire something by any means necessary or available.
Beg,
Borrow
or Steal
What “early to bed and early to rise” makes a man, according to a proverb attributed to Benjamin Franklin.
Healthy,
Wealthy
and Wise
The three Gs used as shorthand to describe Europe’s motivations for exploration and imperialism.
Gold,
God
and Glory
Someone assuming the power to judge and punish others, often without due process, is acting as …
Judge,
Jury
and Executioner
(informal) Indulgent and pleasurable activities. In use from the 1960s, and popularized in 1977 in a song by Ian Dury and the Blockheads.
Sex,
Drugs
and Rock ‘n’ Roll
No modifications, limitations, or addenda are allowed; no qualifications of any kind can be permitted; no speculations about whether a particular idea or enterprise is good will be brooked.
No Ifs,
Ands
or Buts
Having a positive, negative, or null effect, based on the three value judgments of Stoicism. Often used to pose a question about something, especially in the titles of articles.
Good,
Bad
or Indifferent?
1. In a very uncontrolled manner. 2. In all directions.