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petting both sides of the cat

a figure of speech to illustrate when a person takes one viewpoint with one audience, but will take the opposite viewpoint with another in efforts to be liked or create harmony.
-That politician is petting both sides of the cat.

-When your Mom shares Pro-Trump Facebook posts, but at dinner claims to believe he's a racist you would be correct to say: "Mom, you are petting both sides of the cat."
by Jeff Pants October 4, 2016
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this confirms that this song is being sung from the perspective of Billie’s abuser. it explains the tone of the song, and completely changes the way you look at it. Lines like “If you find it hard to swallow, I can loosen up your collar, ‘Cause, as long as you’re still breathing, Don’t you even think of leaving” make it very overwhelmingly clear that this is the perspective Billie is portraying

Also, while some people think the Spotify interview thing from the lyric version disproves this, it just doesn’t. She says the song was made to be “insane live”, not a fun song in terms of concept. She said she was going through crazy feelings at the time and you’d understand if you looked at the lyrics, but doesn’t say what the feelings were. On an album where Billie is venting about her trauma, a song like this would have no place in the project. I don’t know how she could have made this more obvious then by saying me and you are both the same

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yeah man, Other people wouldn't stay Other people don't obey You and me are both the same You should really run away
by MrTrueFactTeller September 1, 2021
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hot and bothered

adj. a state of sudden yet subtle arousal
"Carla, don't wear your thong with those jeans..it gets me all hot and bothered"

"I was so hot and bothered by his manly looks, I couldn't stand up"
by Ali Butz April 30, 2008
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both ends of the bread

idiom-
1. to be screwed over
2. to be dumped while the dumper is taking a dump
3. metaphorical double penetration in the same hole
4. when life gives you lemons you make lemonade. When life gives you both ends of the bread you do not make a sandwhich
1. " i am jewish so we don't celebrate Christmas"
" wow you got "both of the ends of the bread" on that one
2" my mom and dad both burned in a house fire and on top of that they never paid me for washing the car"
"wow that's both ends of the bread for ya"
by Tom & Scott May 12, 2009
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Hot and Bothered

"O Katie I am so hot and bothered after Kyle and Alex stripped for us"
by AGHotandBothered January 26, 2009
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dog botherer

(1) Someone who partakes of bestiality
(2) An imflamitory libel, most likey causing the libeler to get a smack from the libelee
(2) The name given to men who make a habit of pulling the really ugly girls at 1.50am as the nightclub is winding up
(1) "Yes, M'Lord, when I arrested him, he was dog bothering."

(2) "Fuck off you dog botherer *ouch*"

(3) "It's getting late, the bar is about to shut and I cant find Bob!"
"Oh dont worry about him, he's a dog botherer. He will have pulled some fat bird!"
by BrettS June 25, 2005
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best of both

A guy who is white on appearance but has qualities of a brown guy
Yo Bal, Dean's a being best of both recently.
by harvi April 15, 2007
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