life is like a box of chocolates en · X
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
Appeared in the 1994 film Forrest Gump, when the lead character Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks) says “My mom always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get.”
Meanings
- (qualifier:simile) Life is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.
Relateds
this is the life · such is life · bowl of cherries · that's life