christmas

cancel someone's Christmas

Sl. to kill someone; to destroy someone. (Underworld or jocular; the idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas.) If he keeps bugging me, I'm gonna cancel his Christmas. Willie threatened to cancel Richard's Christmas if Richard didn't pay up.

See also: cancel

Christmas comes but once a year.

Prov. Since Christmas only happens once a year, we should treat it as a special time by being good to others or by indulging children. Christmas comes but once a year, so we urge you to give to those less fortunate through this Christmas charity campaign.

See also: but, come, once, year

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like turkeys voting for (an early) Christmas  (British & Australian humorous)

if people are like turkeys voting for Christmas, they choose to accept a situation which will have very bad results for them

Usage notes: Turkeys are large birds which are often eaten on Christmas Day.

Teachers agreeing to even larger class sizes would be like turkeys voting for Christmas.

See also: like, turkey, vote