You can pay the barber, but you can't buy him breakfast.

17th century idiom.

A formal deductive logical device used in a debate that simultaneously agrees and disagrees with any proceeding statement or argument.

See also "It's a dog-eat-dog world, Winston Churchill said that."

A: Al you old son of a bitch, how you doing? how you feel about the Dolphins? That call last night was aweful.

B: As far as I see it, you can pay the barber, but you can't buy him breakfast.

by elip October 29, 2014

can i keep him?

Usually in fandom. When a fan likes a character or actor/celebrity, they might say "Can I keep him?" implying that they wish they could take him home. Not necessarily sexual, but can be. Keep like a pet because he's cute.

I love Yoon Shi Yoon! Can I keep him?

by luminousmint March 19, 2014

Kick the can down the hill

To get something started despite the majority of people not wanting it to happen

"god dammit smaced you always gotta be the one to kick the can down the hill"

by E. Norma Stits May 30, 2022

I'm/he's/she's a Christian, so you can trust me/him/her

All the more reason not to trust the person... if the fact that someone is a "born-aginner" even has to be mentioned, then there must be something less-than-honest/honorable that said supposedly-clean-living person has to hide --- "methinks he doth protest too much"!

I have seldom if ever had any more luck with the honesty/integrity/consistency/reliability/kindness of someone about whom I was solemnly assured that, "I'm/he's/she's a Christian, so you can trust me/him/her"... in fact, if anything, these stuck-up Bible-thunpers often seem to be even BIGGER a**h**es than their "non-believer" counterparts! They think that "God will forgive them" for anything they do, and so they make little true effort to keep their word or otherwise treat their fellow humans with even basic decency.

by QuacksO July 27, 2019

I can’t terror him

Usually a group of uneducated people who can no longer call you for what you do because they now know your not a virgin.

I can’t terror him, that was the one thing I had against him, and now I feel powerless.

by Urbantheturban July 8, 2019

if he’s invincible why can i see him

a recurring joke in the invincible fandom

“if he’s invincible why can i see him”
“if he’s invisible why can i hurt him”
“if she’s atom eve why isn’t she in the bible”
“if he’s consent why didn’t he leave when invincible told him it wasn’t a good time”

by objectshowzz March 16, 2025

CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER

so high. Used to describe whitebeards massive cock

Person 1: Can we get much higher so high
Person 2: THE ONE PIECE IS REAL

by ONECOCK September 8, 2022