a phrase used to indicate that something with happen when <insert positive thing(s) here> begin to happen. The phrase says 1) that things are going to get better and 2) that is when the mentioned event or state of being will commence.
see also: the going is good good going and how's it going
see also: the going is good good going and how's it going
example 1:
guy: "do you think 3 people will be enough to run an entire company?"
boss: "it's enough to start with, we'll hire more when the going gets good"
example 2:
dude: "yo man, I heard you started dealin' again... you buy yerself a new TV set yet"
other dude: "nah man, I aint ballin yet, but you know i'll hook myself up when the going gets good, dig?"
dude: "werd"
guy: "do you think 3 people will be enough to run an entire company?"
boss: "it's enough to start with, we'll hire more when the going gets good"
example 2:
dude: "yo man, I heard you started dealin' again... you buy yerself a new TV set yet"
other dude: "nah man, I aint ballin yet, but you know i'll hook myself up when the going gets good, dig?"
dude: "werd"
by Olly J June 04, 2005
by Sleepy Mc Pimp Shit January 21, 2009
Prefix to tale of hardship from which the individual emerged to live a more fulfilling and successful life than yours...
When I were a lad... I wore a cardboard box and ate dirt. But that didn't stop me from founding an Internet retail empire and making millions.
by Associationisnotfree February 22, 2008
Scott: "Yeah, 6th grade sucked!"
Brett: "Yep, that's when things got hairy for me. Wet dreams and messy laundry."
Brett: "Yep, that's when things got hairy for me. Wet dreams and messy laundry."
by von groovy June 07, 2019
(figuratively, idiomatic) When the pressure is on; when the situation is critical or urgent; when the time has come for action, even if it is difficult.
He is not a particularly talented builder, but 'when twist comes to crunch', he can usually get the job done
by Pyro Pig December 05, 2022
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by DeezJoe November 27, 2021
This is a way to define that what is said while being baked is not serious, dumb, nonsense, and exaggerated. People should not be held to bragging and promises spoken when smokin'.
Oscar remembered that he promised Hector he would give him the extra ticket to the concert after they got high last night, but he knew he had to take Mary or she'd break up with him. Since he enjoyed having sex with her, he couldn't have that! He knew Hector would understand as this issue fell into the realm of "what's spoken when smokin'."
by von groovy September 17, 2017