life is like a box of chocolates

life is like a box of chocolates

Life is unpredictable. A version of the phrase was popularized in the film Forrest Gump, in which it was followed by the second line: "You never know what you're gonna get." I didn't expect to get laid off, but hey, life is like a box of chocolates.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • stupid is as stupid does
  • gone with the wind
  • hakuna matata
  • system
  • all systems (are) go
  • All systems are go
  • all systems go
  • star-crossed lovers
  • girlboss
  • a rising tide lifts all boats