Sentence examples for proverbial coffee from inspiring English sources

If it really did turn out to be $150 million a year, well, most investors I talked to spat out their proverbial coffee at the thought.

I've even started to wish for a little closet down the hall (right near a hopefully soon-to-be-obsolete compactor room) stocked with a vacuum-cleaner, an ironing board, popcorn maker, espresso-maker, and a coffee urn and proverbial punch bowl for the occasional party -- you're getting the picture.

She became a diplomat's wife: "It was all coffee mornings and amateur dramatics, until I got the proverbial tap on the shoulder".

On the flip side of the proverbial coin, if you want to make acid-loving plants happy, many people recommend using coffee grounds (from a coffee machine or cafetiere, say).

Use the proverbial back of a napkin or scrap of paper (even with the usual coffee stains) — whatever is available right now.

The proverbial blank slate".

The title became proverbial.

BEE hives are proverbial models of order.

This is the proverbial black swan.

Are we the proverbial chopped liver?

Flat as the proverbial pancake.