legend in one’s lunchtime
other.— «Len Evans, for whom the phrase “legend in his own lunchtime” might have been coined, used to quote Lord Byron saying that all farewells should be sudden.» —“Australia loses man who lit the flame for wine industry” by Tony Stephens Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) Aug. 18, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What’s up with ketchup? The shifting history and spelling of the name of this condiment. For centuries, ketchup was a fishy sauce originating in Asia—the tomatoes came only later! Plus, a new book shows what’s lost when a language dies: when there...
Amid a 1796 heat wave, Jane Austen wrote to her sister, “What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Jane Austen’s Continual State of Inelegance in a...