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I never promised you a rose garden

usually a response given after being blamed by someone for a situation that didn't live up to their lofty (and sometimes unrealistic) expectations.
Person 1: I can't believe I married you, this is not the life I signed up for!

Person 2: Oh yeah? Well, I never promised you a rose garden.
by savannuh March 19, 2009
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Campaign Promise

To make a promise that one never has the intention of keeping. Normally done with the motivation of pleasing or impressing and individual at the present moment.
Person #1: Lets take a fun trip. I know u will have a goood time!!!

Person #2: Sounds great...r u sure u will be able to swing it?

Person #1: O...yeah huney, I would never bail on ya.

Person #2: Amigo...don't you dare make me shell out $$s again on another "Campaign Promise"!!!
by hdagr8tym August 16, 2009
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pity-praise

It means praising someone out of sympathy for him/her to not get hurt about something.
Don't pity-praise Harvey for how he prepared the party, it's not even that good.
by ShallowRavine January 31, 2018
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J Praise

A youtuber known for his song wasted and is also gay
Wanna know some thing gay j praise
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Praise white jesus

A phrase used to praise anything for which a white Jesus would be responsible. There are a variety of Jesuses all of different races which must be praised at the proper time.
Praise White Jesus! Somehow I got to work on time.
by Big Billy Terry July 25, 2009
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non-core promise

A commitment to deliver (a service, funding, an item) that is subsequently set aside. The broken promise is then explained with the glib expression "oh, but that promise was non-core".

Now generalised to non-political situations, too.

Origin: Australian federal elections at the turn of the 20th/21st centuries. The conservative party (known as the Liberal/National coalition) made a number of election promises which were broken soon after the election. The prime minister, John Howard, attempted to explain this behaviour by claiming that some promises are "core" and some are "non-core" and thus, don't count.
Not only did "No tax increases, no new taxes" turn out to be a non-core promise, but in the campaign, Howard had also given a solemn undertaking that "I'm not going to break any promises". That one was certainly non-core.

Laurie Oakes (Australian political reporter/writer)
Excerpt from National Nine News (network TV) 12 May 2005
as quoted at news.ninemsn.com.au
by Kerwyn October 26, 2005
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Praise Hojo!

What one does when they do the work of Jenova. A call of those who are Jenova's witnesses, or members of the Church of the One-Winged Angel of Latter Day Summons.
"We have done the work of Jenova, PRAISE HOJO!!!"
by TheMobiusMan September 26, 2009
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