a creaking door never falls from its hinges
(redirected from creaking door never falls from its hinges)a creaking door never falls from its hinges
proverb Sick people often outlive healthy people. Oh, I wouldn't worry about Uncle Stu—he's been sick for years, and a creaking door never falls from its hinges. I can't believe Ed is really gone just six months after his cancer diagnosis. I guess that disproves the theory that a creaking door never falls from its hinges. Great-Aunt Mary is back in the hospital? Eh, I'm sure she's fine—a creaking door never falls from its hinges, after all.
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