life is like a box of chocolates



life is like a box of chocolates

Life is unpredictable. A version of the phrase was popularized in the film Forrest Gump, in which it was followed by the second line: "You never know what you're gonna get." I didn't expect to get laid off, but hey, life is like a box of chocolates.
See also: box, chocolate, life, like, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
AurÉLio-Portuguese
Cunningham['kʌniəm]
Hiltrudehil-TROO-dəGerman (Archaic)
Estienne-Medieval French
Jacquette-French (Rare)
Leontina-Italian, Late Roman