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shelf life

shelf life

Date: Oct 10 2019

Themes: Celebrity, Pop Culture, Time

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“An acting career usually has a shelf life of about ten years before people get sick of seeing you.”

Actor George Clooney, on how long people usually work as actors (BrainyQuote)

Definition

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how long something lasts or remains popular

2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.

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Think about what’s inside your refrigerator. Is it fresh? Some foods are OK to eat for a long time, but others need to be eaten quickly. Milk, for example, has a shelf life of about a week. Eggs can probably last a little longer. A jar of mustard, on the other hand, has a shelf life of about a year.

It’s sometimes said that a situation has a shelf life. Let’s say your friend Enrique knows a couple that is always fighting. Enrique might say that his friends’ relationship has a short shelf life because they are going to break up soon. Or your pal Sylvia might be sad because her new computer is already broken. Sylvia might say that a computer shouldn’t have such a short shelf life.

George Clooney thinks that actors have a shelf life of about ten years. Once an actor has been in TV or movies for more than ten years, he believes that people become tired of seeing him or her. This isn’t quite true of Clooney himself, however. He’s been acting for a long time, most famously since the TV show “ER” in 1994. That’s a shelf life of 21 years, and he’s not finished yet!

What else has a short shelf life?

Examples

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“That song was very popular at first, but it had a short shelf life.”

“The shelf life of a loaf of bread is about a week.”

“Today’s smartphones have a one to two year shelf life.”

Winners

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a2020 The period of time one thing can be used.
by a2020
shelf life is period of time in which something can be use
by RedLipsGirl
ScienceBoy the time till something expires
by ScienceBoy

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Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

Time is eternal, but life has a shelf life ,sooner or later it will finish .


many people think relations have a shelf life , it can be true, or wrong..


but feelings in a relation work differently , they need to time..they need serenity,love,happiness,joy …


Hazelgirl : you can guess it…yes,she did this mistake (like all women) and she fell in love with him..but she was knowing,her life isnt suitable for a love ..


01:02 PM Mar 05 2015 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Shoba, I believe true love endures forever…blissful & blessful…. ;)

12:18 PM Mar 05 2015 |

Shoba

Shoba

Sri Lanka



Dear S&W,


It’s sad that in some cases love has a short shelf life. I hope you find a love that has a long shelf life and stay blissful. 



12:11 PM Mar 05 2015 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Seiyf_Khawas, I’m sooooo keen & excited to know the rest of the story…what will happen in continue? does she fall in love with Nelson, and their relationship lasts more than a month??!! :) plz tell me….you seee…I’m dying to know :D


12:06 PM Mar 05 2015 |

Seiyf_khawas

Turkey

Nelson  :  Why a month?


Sara     :  Because it’s long enough to be meaningful, but short enough to stay out of trouble.


it is from ” Sweet November “Movie…Sara finds a man each month ,for staying with him and in November,she chooses Nelson..

11:07 AM Mar 05 2015 |

Meenu Saifi

India

a little time for use


10:04 AM Mar 05 2015 |

 julito

julito

Argentina

Actors have an inflated ego, can We imagine what will be happen with them when the expiration date is due and they have to seat idle by the phone waiting endling days that a producer calls up giving him/her  a part in a film.Very depressing, But ,welcome to Hollywood!! It is true what others are saying, everything comes up with an expiration date, this is what I have been told three years ago   by an American friend : My cousin was complaining to her neighbour that the washer was out of order, her friend said: no wonder, like medicines, everything comes with an expiration date.Should we  bought a copy machine? After a number of copies , the machine will stop working. It didn’t use to be this way in the past but now is “use it and throw it . Sucks

09:17 AM Mar 05 2015 |

ScienceBoy

ScienceBoy

Turkey

I hope English,baby! has a long shelf life.. 

04:52 AM Mar 05 2015 |

Mahtab.bp

Mahtab.bp

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Everything has an expiration date for consumption to be useable, saleable or effective!


Goods , medicines, relationships and also actors have a shelf life! :-)

04:15 AM Mar 05 2015 |

Hazelgirl

Hazelgirl

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

”He’s been acting for a long time, that’s a shelf time of 21 years and he’s not finished yet!”
Regarding Clooney’s opinion, people may get fed up with actors after about 10 years. So they aren’t actors who quit actually, people may stop watching them on TV.
By the way, i think, if an actor is good-looking (like the person above :D), he may have a chance of winning quite a long shelf life and not facing high risk of extinction!! That’s the point! :D

03:54 AM Mar 05 2015 |

mojtaba

mojtaba

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

So interest expersstion،my dander with my bro have  a shot shelf life

03:38 AM Mar 05 2015 |

S&W

S&W

China

In some case,love has a short shelf life.

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