turning off the faucets

abruptly ending financial contributions; to financially ostracize; the stopping of monetary flow. Often used as a serious warning in a quid pro quo situation.

phrase; idiom

The first recorded usage of the viral phrase 'turning off the faucets' was in 2024 by Nevin Shapiro during a Momentum Podcast episode. “I said Coach, if that kid don’t see the field I’m turning off the faucets”, for the purpose of clearly and definitively communicating to Larry Coker, that all funding to the Miami Hurricane football program will immediately come to a halt if he didn’t start then freshman Devin “Hurricane” Hester for subsequent games of the 2003 season. It’s an effective way for one to convey the gravity and seriousness of a situation involving money in a not so subtle yet sophisticated manner.

"If you don't meet the deadline, I'm turning off the faucets on this project."
“If you don’t have a 3.5 GPA by the end of the semester I’m turning off the faucets!”
“Bro she broke up with you as soon as you turned the faucets off, she's a gold digger!”

by NCAA_D1 June 13, 2024

took a turn for the better

Improved

The desperate situation suddenly took a turn for the better when we discussed it together.

by Kiberscotch February 20, 2017

Text turn

To walk into a place without having a sense of where you are going then to pull out your phone, pretend to read a text message, and turn the other way.

I accidentally walked into the wrong aisle in Publix and everyone seemed to be watching me, so I text turned back to where I needed to go.

by 161455 March 08, 2015

to turn on your kavorka

for a man, to learn the art of how to become a Don Juan

son: dad, is there anything i can do attract girls? I don't know what to do anymore.

father: yes there is. you learn how to turn on your kavorka, to the best of your abilities and become a ladies man. too bad they don't teach that in schools these days.

by Sexydimma May 06, 2012

Subtly turned into

An inconspicuous way of saying that you had an epiphany and now realize that your significant other has become so attractive, cool, funny, etc., to you, that they have evolved to near celebrity crush levels. This is comparable to stating that they are a "Unicorn." This also implies that you have known this individual for a long enough period of time to fall in love or believe you could fall in love with this person. Unicorn CelebrityCrush LoveCelebrity Epiphany Bae

Dave : Dude I was just talking to Summer yesterday she Subtly turned into Taylor Swift on me. She's been my girl next door since like.. 6th grade!
Tyler: No way!? What are you gonna do?
Dave: I just might propose!

by Classic_Mannn02 August 30, 2015

To “turn” someone

The act of covering up the fact that you are going to burn someone by changing the word.

Rayne says : “We are going to “turn” someone into a better person if they don’t stop being creepy”

by Lucinda is Lit January 01, 2021

turn the dog up

Being intoxicated and taking illicit drugs and leaving your body disabled and wrecked

Hey shawn wanna turn the dog up, yeah mat let's turn the dog right up

by Turn the dog up June 04, 2016