"When Life Gives You Lemons..." And 19 Other Phrases You May Or May Not Know The Second Half To

Have you ever heard of the term anapodoton? I personally hadn't, but apparently, it refers to a rhetorical device in which the main clause of a sentence is implied by a subordinate clause.

That sounds kind of confusing, at least to me, so I think it's easier to understand through examples.

Take the saying: "When life gives you lemons..." Most of us say the first part of the phrase without completing it by adding, "Make lemonade." The phrase has become so commonly used and recognizable that the second half can be inferred, even when unspoken.

Pretty cool, right?

So I'm curious...How many of these 19 anapodotons do you actually know the full sayings of?

1. Where there's a will...

2. The early bird...

3. When in Rome...

4. Curiosity killed the cat...

5. The best laid plans...

6. Birds of a feather...

7. If pigs had wings...

Or, according to the German translation, it would go: If pigs had wings...

8. It takes a village...

9. Great minds...

10. If it looks like a duck...

11. If the shoe fits...

12. And similarly: If the cap fits...

13. If you can't stand the heat...

14. Jack of all trades...

15. Rome wasn't built in a day...

16. Speak of the devil...

17. Opinions are like a**holes...

18. When the cat's away...

19. And lastly: All good things...

So, how many did you recognize? Do you have any favorites that you didn't see on this list? Let me know in the comments!

I, for one, did not know the second half of "curiosity killed the cat" was "but satisfaction brought it back" until I started researching anapodotons for this list...and now I wayyyy prefer the full saying.