High ticket item (a consumer good that would constitute a major expense when bought)
I have nothing to offer but blood toil tears and sweat (Winston Churchill quotation)
I refuse to reveal my sources
I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse (The Godfather)
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him
If God had meant us to fly he would have given us wings
If I had to do the same again, I would my friend Fernando (ABBA lyric)
If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?
If all the world were Jell-O, And whipped cream filled the sea, Then the only spoon from here to the moon Would have to belong to me (Jell-O Gelatin Dessert advertising slogan)
If enough people would stop smoking and start drinking, we could get out of ashtrays and into vermouth (Cinzano advertising slogan)
If man were meant to fly, God would have lowered the fares (American Coach Lines advertising slogan)
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