return on effort employed

The KPi that defined whether or not a task or energy applied to it is really worth the bother.

Rebecca: “oh lord! There’s a Lion heading towards us”
Leon: “oh cripes, we should LITERALLY RUN AS FAST AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE , in order to make sure we are in front of all these other Safari tourists”
Rebecca: “er, no. It’s hot. I don’t need to be the fastest. I just need to be faster than 1 or 2 of them.
And as most of them ate lunch and I only had a date; I fancy my chances”
Leon: “oh gosh; you’re right as usual Honey - there was me always wanting to be the best at everything I do (inc. running from Lions) but actually it’s so hot, the “return on effort employed” or ROEE just isn’t there”
Rebecca: “thank the lord; finally you get it (see also 20:80).
Leon: “yes - I coined that one too”

by L30NRB August 8, 2020

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last stitch effort

Your final attempt to bring something to completion. Usually giving all you time and effort into that last attempt. Similar to: “the last straw” “the last ditch effort.”

That was my last stitch effort to get into college

by bren1010 July 26, 2021

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Grunts Of Effort

The Top version of whimpering.

You: "Hey wanna send me a video of you performing grunts of effort ;)"
Me: "I'm not comfortable with a video but i could do an audio"
You: "oooo yes daddy"

by cunninglingusqueen June 29, 2023

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Failure to make a concerted effort to keep me alive

You are REALLY struggling with that one, huh?

Hym "Failure to make a concerted effort to keep me alive. Me dying isn't going to save your. You haven't made a concerted effort to keep me alive and the bodily harm clause allows for ACCIDENTAL death (upto and including getting hit by a drunk driver). Now, it doesn't say anything about ME keep MYSELF alive. It says YOU have to make a concerted effort to keep ME alive. You motherfuckers really struggle with the YOU vs ME distinction don't you? So, killing me, letting me die, denying me care. None of that is going to stop anything. OK? You get it. MY thing IS going to work. YOUR thing is not. You don't do what I do. Me. You. Get it? OK."

by Hym Iam August 27, 2025

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