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
Katharine	['kæθərin]
Wibke	-	German
Blodeuwedd	-	Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Mercedes	['mə:sidi:z]
Noor (1)	NOOR (Arabic)	Arabic, Urdu
Olivia	ə-LIV-ee-ə (English), o-LEE-vyah (Italian, Spanish), o-LEE-vee-ah (German), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish)	English, Italian, Spanish, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish