council

council pop

Tap water that is provided by the local city government (or corporation), likened humorously to a soft drink (pop) that is free. Primarily heard in UK. Back when I was a kid, the only thing we had to drink was council pop!

Councils of war never fight.

Prov. A group of people charged with crucial decisions often cannot act decisively. We tried to convince the boss not to form a committee, but to decide himself. We knew that councils of war never fight.

See also: Council, fight, never, of, war

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Climacus	-	Late Roman
Thorsten	TAWR-sten (German)	Swedish, Danish, German
Henrietta	hen-ree-ET-ə (English)	English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch
Pier	PYER (Italian), PEER (Dutch)	Italian, Dutch
Eugene	YOO-jeen, yoo-JEEN	English
Bliss	[blis]