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I don't hate the people, just the government. 

"I don't hate the people, just the government" is something people say when they want to make prejudiced, often racist, comments about a country and its people based on zero evidence. For some reason that cannot yet be explained, the people who use this line almost always say stuff that would cause others to think they hate the people.
I don't hate the people, just the government. That's why we need to ban the Chinese from coming to our country until they become civi... I mean democratic. We'll call it the Chinese Ex... Anti-Communist Act.

Don't shoot the messenger 

A term that is used to basically tell you "please don't get mad at me for saying this."
"Hey bro, don't shoot the messenger here, but I think my car might be out of gas."

they didn't set the world on fire

A phrase used to describe the averageness of a group of people's actions or behaviours.

Also meaning, nothing special, just average, not 'hot' or on fire.

'They' can be replaced by another pronoun if used to describe a singular person/place/event:
e.g. he/she/it didn't set the world on fire

John: Did you like the concert? Were the Rolling Pebbles any good?
Tim: Oh well look, they didn't set the world on fire but they were alright.

I don't understand the question 

This is a phrase used when confronted by a question pointing out a fault in you and you want to save face
"Wait, didn't you break up with josh last week ? Why were you on his snapchat last night?"
"..I don't understand the question"

t in the park 

a music festival in the uk. the best 2 days i've spent in a scottish field ever.
t in the park - 50 gigs rolled into 1
t in the park by chelsea dagger November 5, 2006

Share the cake don't eat the cake 

To give some to others rather than keeping to yourself.
When Daniel wouldn't share his toys with me I told to him to share the cake don't eat the cake.