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It is more like an idiom..."an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of its constituent elements, as kick the bucket or hang one's head"

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What does the idiom that's how the cookie's going to crumble mean?

The correct idiom is that's how the cookie crumbles, and it's said after something disappointing has occurred in a seemingly random action. For example, if you wanted to go on a picnic and it rained, you might say, "Well, that's how the cookie crumbles."


Where does the expression That's how the cookie crumbles come from?

First coined by the BBDO advertising agency in 1957. Sadly, the author of this classic crumb wasn't credited.


What is the abstract noun of wise free and hate?

The word 'wise' is an abstract noun meaning the manner of something, the way or the mode of something.Example: "That's the way it crumbles, cookie wise."The abstract noun for the adjective 'wise' is wiseness.A related abstract noun is wisdom.The abstract noun for the adjective 'free' is freedom.The abstract noun for the verb to 'hate' is hatred.


What is a groan inducing pun?

A groan-inducing pun would be a play on words that causes one to respond with a groan. The reasons for groaning in response to a pun may vary, but in general it would be a way of acknowledging a particularly bad, lame, or cheesy pun. A groan could also be a way of appreciating a clever pun without breaking a perceived social barrier for laughing at puns. Lastly, a groan could be caused by a mixed emotional response of irritation and entertainment or an expression of jealousy that the groaner did not think of the pun first. In most cases, however, a groan-inducing pun would be an especially bad one.


How do you use pun in a sentence?

I will annoy you with a pun if you don't o-pun this door!

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When was That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles created?

That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles was created in 1979.


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That's the Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles - 2012 was released on: USA: 14 May 2012


When was As the Cookie Crumbles created?

As the Cookie Crumbles was created on 2008-09-18.


When did As the Cookie Crumbles end?

As the Cookie Crumbles ended on 2008-11-06.


What are the ratings and certificates for The Cleveland Show - 2009 The Way the Cookie Crumbles 2-16?

The Cleveland Show - 2009 The Way the Cookie Crumbles 2-16 is rated/received certificates of: Netherlands:6


What are the release dates for Mickey - 1964 The Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles 1-6?

Mickey - 1964 The Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles 1-6 was released on: USA: 21 October 1964


What are the release dates for Homefront - 1991 That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles 1-15?

Homefront - 1991 That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles 1-15 was released on: USA: 28 January 1992


What are the release dates for The Get Along Gang - 1984 That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles Snowbound Showdown 1-13?

The Get Along Gang - 1984 That's the Way the Cookie Crumbles Snowbound Showdown 1-13 was released on: USA: 8 December 1984


What are the release dates for The Red Skelton Show - 1951 That's the Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles 13-17?

The Red Skelton Show - 1951 That's the Way the Fortune Cookie Crumbles 13-17 was released on: USA: 28 January 1964


Why did increasing the pressure increase the filtration rate but not the concentration of solution?

Because that's the way the cookie crumbles.


What is a cute cookie quote?

'It may be the way the cookie crumbles on Madison Avenue, but in Hong Kong it's the way the egg rolls.' By Robert Orben American humorist in 1927.


What are the release dates for The Cleveland Show - 2009 The Way the Cookie Crumbles 2-16?

The Cleveland Show - 2009 The Way the Cookie Crumbles 2-16 was released on: USA: 13 March 2011 USA: 13 March 2011 Hungary: 19 July 2011