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life is like a box of chocolates

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English

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.”

Pronunciation

Proverb

life is like a box of chocolates

  1. (simile) Life is full of surprises; you never know what will happen next.

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