The research lab purchased several time stretch analog-to-digital converters to capture ultra-fast optical pulses.

I can't remember the last time we all sat down together for a proper family dinner.

At the funeral, he raised his glass and, with a thin smile, said, 'may you live in interesting times,' leaving everyone unsettled by the bitter wish cloaked as goodwill.

We lost track of the afternoon at the picnic; time flies when you're having fun.

Remember that to put one's pants on one leg at a time just means being an ordinary person.

The old saying goes, 'put one's trousers on one leg at a time', meaning that even celebrities are ordinary people.

The saying 'put on one's pants one leg at a time' helps me stay grounded.

To say that someone 'put on one's trousers one leg at a time' is to remind ourselves that even celebrities are ordinary people.

Whenever I'm about to give up, I remember the old proverb fall seven times, stand up eight and keep trying.

Before joining the risky startup, his mentor warned him, 'if you can't do the time, don't do the crime,' to remind him that actions have consequences.