4 April 2017

c’est la guerre

[se la ger]

French.

1. such is war.

Dictionary.com

Examples from the Web for c’est la guerre

Historical Examples

If you grumble, a clerk will smile and say, ” c’est la guerre.”
Huts in Hell
Daniel A. Poling

I can only murmur with the French shop keepers ” c’est la guerre.”
Over Here
Hector MacQuarrie

To them and to us c’est la guerre had much the significance of “All in the day’s work.”
Average Americans
Theodore Roosevelt

Anagram

treacle urges
recreate lugs
secular greet
lecture rages

Today’s quote

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.

– Maya Angelou

On this day

4 April 1928 – birth of Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Ann Johnson), American author, poet and civil rights activist. Maya wrote seven autobiographies, three books of essays, and several books of poems. She had numerous occupations, including fry cook, dancer, actor, director and journalist. Her civil rights activism saw her work with Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. Died 28 May 2014.

4 April 1968 – assassination of Martin Luther King. American civil rights activist and clergyman. Born 15 January 1929.