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If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?

A phrase heard in the Pink Floyd song, "Another Brick in the Wall". Extremely funny.
Son: "Mom, can I have some pudding?"
Mom: "You haven't eaten your meat yet."
Son: "But mom!"
Mom: "Son, you know that: 'If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
Son: "Don't be quoting Pink Floyd on me again..."
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Don't Shit Where I Eat

This term is used to explain the reasons NOT to date a co-worker.

The translation is essentially saying that you are not willing to mess up (shit) where you are making a living for your bread and butter (eats).
Even though I would love to go out with you, Simone, I don't shit where I eat.
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go eat a dolphin 

An expression used in place of swear words or other interjections. Also used to confuse people just for the heck of it.
Go eat a dolphin, I didn't realize it was already 1:45 AM!!! Time for sleep.
go eat a dolphin by nr132386 July 9, 2011

Go Eat A Brick

A phrase to be used when someone is annoying you, pissing you off, aggravating you etc. Meaning Go do something other than talk to me. also + meaning buzz off: f**k off: go away: kick rocks: and the occasional "go eat a d*ck"
Aggressor: Why you always this that and the third?

Aggravated: GO EAT A BRICK!

don't shit where you eat

This phrase means "do not have romantic relationships with any co-workers." Basically, you don't want to make yourself uncomfortable (by potentially having a romantic relationship get ugly, or "shitting") at the place where you work ("where you eat").
Dude #1: "damn a really hot blonde just started working at my company. i'm gonna ask her out"
Dude #2: "dude, haven't you heard the saying: Don't shit where you eat?"

National eat her out day 

25 of October is national eat her out day! Don’t be a 🐱 instead eat it!
National eat her out day is A day where your girlfriend is an all you can eat buffet

all you care to eat 

I phrase invented by the buffet restaurant business. In an attempt to fool you into eating less they have switched from the challenge "all you can eat" to a pussy "all you care to eat" phrase to describe the buffet.
Welcome to our all you care to eat buffet, where we've taken all the fun out of stuffing your fat face.