Appendix:Snowclones/X, Y, and Z—pick any two

English

Phrase

X, Y, and Z—pick any two

1. (snowclone, corporate jargon) Introduces three desirable qualities or resources that a person, company or project cannot have simultaneously; they will lack one of the three options.

   fast, good, and cheap—pick any two (fast = time required to deliver the product; good = the quality of the final product; cheap = total cost of designing and building the product)

   time, energy, and money—pick any two