It means that the situation that is being described is a binary. It is something that is either IS or ISN'T. Such as is the case when one is pregnant. One either "is" pregnant or "is not", there is no in between or partial pregnancy. It means it is a situation in which there is no ambiguity or no gray area. You can't be "just a little bit" of certain things.
You can't be just a little bit pregnant when you are talking bankruptcy. You can't be just a little bit bankrupt. You are either bankrupt or not bankrupt.
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Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook) in the movie "Wall Street" used this phrase while conversing with Bud Fox
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Lou Mannheim (Hal Holbrook) in the movie "Wall Street" used this phrase while conversing with Bud Fox
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A totally awesome dude that goes by Nate to those that know him and nothing like urban dictionary's definition of this so called "valley boy". Everyone knows valley boys
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would rather go play in the delta then the ocean.
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Sometimes the jokes are twisted to feature Little Susie, or Sally, depending on the narrator. She's usually just as bad.
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Esther Cohen was testing her 2nd grade class's imagination. She put her hand in a box, removed something without the class seeing what it was, put her hand behind and asked "Class I am holding something in my hand, its round, red and is edible, what is it?
Several hands went up.
Esther said, "Yes Robert".
Robert, "Is it an apple?"
Esther replied, "No Robert. Who else can try?"
Peter called out, "It's an orange."
The young teacher said, "No."
James shouted, "It's a tomato!"
"Very good James, that's correct," the teacher answered.
Little Johnny's hand shot up as he said "Miss Cohen, I also want to test the class's imagination."
Esther, reluctant to call on Johnny due to his propensity to use foul language, said "Okay, go ahead".
Johnny putting his hand in his trousers pocket says, "I am holding something in my hand, its three inches long and has a head, what is it?"
The class was quiet and no one had their hand up. The teacher thought quickly and said in a disgusted voice, "Johnny sit down and keep quiet. I don't want any of your silly jokes."
Johnny, smiling removes his hand from his pocket and says, "It's a match stick, Miss Cohen. You have a lot of imagination."
Several hands went up.
Esther said, "Yes Robert".
Robert, "Is it an apple?"
Esther replied, "No Robert. Who else can try?"
Peter called out, "It's an orange."
The young teacher said, "No."
James shouted, "It's a tomato!"
"Very good James, that's correct," the teacher answered.
Little Johnny's hand shot up as he said "Miss Cohen, I also want to test the class's imagination."
Esther, reluctant to call on Johnny due to his propensity to use foul language, said "Okay, go ahead".
Johnny putting his hand in his trousers pocket says, "I am holding something in my hand, its three inches long and has a head, what is it?"
The class was quiet and no one had their hand up. The teacher thought quickly and said in a disgusted voice, "Johnny sit down and keep quiet. I don't want any of your silly jokes."
Johnny, smiling removes his hand from his pocket and says, "It's a match stick, Miss Cohen. You have a lot of imagination."
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