bromide

Bismarck, a 19th century German chancellor, gave us the oft-repeated bromide, and I paraphrase: Laws are like sausages.

Borrowing an old bromide, when the stock market sneezes, California’s state government catches pneumonia.

Use of the gas surged after sales of another fumigant called methyl bromide were sharply curtailed because of the harm it caused to the ozone layer.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, methyl bromide can cause lung disease, convulsions, comas and ultimately death.

He was surrounded by bromides such as “Never Never Give Up” and “Follow Your Dreams” in scrawls that tried to mimic graffiti but were as cool as mom jeans.