jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today
- jam tomorrow and jam yesterday, but never jam today
1871 ‘L. CARROLL’ Through Looking-Glass V. ‘The rule is, jam to-morrow and jam yesterday—but never jam to-day.’ ‘It must come sometimes to “jam to-day”,’ Alice objected. ‘No, it can’t,’ said the Queen.
1951 ‘J. WYNDHAM’ Day of Triffids xii. Just put the Americans into the jam-tomorrow-pie-in-the-sky department awhile.
1979 Guardian 9 June 10 The manageress of the launderette calls me darling... ‘Jam yesterday, jam tomorrow, but never jam today.’
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