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Expecting gold out of nickels

A phrase often said by a person who has been hired for a low wage and does an adequate job but gets yelled at or talked down to anyways like they are hired you to be the second coming of Christ.
Manager: I told you yesterday to re-organize isle 22! You wasted a whole day!

Worker: I was told to put out stock and help unload the truck, you keep expecting gold out of nickels.
by Poyuma February 19, 2018
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Expectations

Impossible or unrealistic expectations are not something anybody is going to live up to.
Some people were expecting the guy to work himself out until he physically resembled Superman in order to keep his job. They didn't want him touching drugs, since drugs were like kryptonite, they wanted him to comply with their wholesome agenda/program. They called it lighting a fire under his ass. They could not under any circumstances, let the guy do what they were paying him to do or be human instead of superhuman, they had to turn his best efforts into bullshit over doing human shit that other humans did, and not satisfying their expectations.
by Solid Mantis February 25, 2021
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hAsian expectations

hAsian expectations, or highsian expectations, refers to the high expectations usually set on Asian's performances in various situations such as school and work.
- My Asian ancestors are not happy with my attempt at making sushi.
- Don't have such hAsian expectations on yourself!
by matiler April 13, 2018
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Expectations

Expecting miracles to happen or be worked is expecting the impossible to become reality. Expecting changes to happen when someone's fingers are snapped.
The teenager committed suicide because he thought he owed somebody impossible expectations, when really he didnt need to change anything about who he was, he was only human, and not perfect. He hadn't lived long enough to realize he didn't owe anybody anything, or that one day he would know that life really was a beautiful thing, but that there would still be people in life he had to fight his entire life, and that they weren't strong enough to make life something other than beautiful, no matter how hard they tried.
by Solid Mantis October 19, 2020
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Expectating

The act of observing a couple plan a pregnancy.
Ben and Danielle were nauseous while expectating with Hoffa and Kenna Rae. Their offspring doesnt stand a chance.
by God of geometry June 18, 2016
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Expectating

The act of smugly waiting for someone to pick the fucking ball up and do something while a swirl of consensus gathering and discussion without decision results in cloudy direction. Most commonly used in inner dialog. It's the exact opposite of "?!!" or "Let's try."
My brain hurts from EXPECTATING all morning. Something great will come of all of this. I'm sure everyone will read my mind soon enough. We just need to keep talking."
by SkonkDouglas February 2, 2024
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Licking a tree and expecting syrup

Licking a tree and expecting syrup is a saying that means putting in a very little amount of work and effort but expecting the fruit of your labour to be much greater than.
"I listened to my girlfriend talk about her day, so now she'll have to let me do anal."

"You are licking a tree and expecting syrup, man."
by penisshakes March 29, 2021
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