Attempting to alleviate a situation by being of help, but instead making no impact or making the situation worse.
A: Hey, I remember you talked about that problem with your boyfriend, so I went ahead and asked him about it. He was kinda stand-offish, but I managed to get your point across.
B: You did WHAT? OK, look, I appreciate how much energy you put into that, but you're really potato-helping right now. This is going to make talking to him harder.
A: Oh, I didn't realize. I'm sorry.
B: You did WHAT? OK, look, I appreciate how much energy you put into that, but you're really potato-helping right now. This is going to make talking to him harder.
A: Oh, I didn't realize. I'm sorry.
by Roselle Corin July 3, 2023
Get the potato-helpingmug. This is saying the word "help" jokingly.
no need to worry about the speaker.
he/she is just expressing an emotion.
no need to worry about the speaker.
he/she is just expressing an emotion.
by Asher Ryland March 28, 2024
Get the HELPmug. by Chikabille November 21, 2021
Get the HELP ME NOWmug. Its asking if you want to help me hide a body which refers to having smacked someone very very hard...
by Antipekka May 15, 2024
Get the will u help me hide a body?mug. by Help me i need help November 5, 2020
Get the Helpmug. by im gud at speling March 3, 2022
Get the HELPmug. Refers to the playful "pretend assistive" action of raising someone's ankles up off the bed/couch in an apparent effort to aid him in standing back up ("Okay, your feet are up so far; you can lift more of yourself up now!"), but in reality you are effectively **preventing** him from standing up, since he would need to have his legs **lower** than his head and torso in order to be able to sit up and get to his feet. :P
Employing da "helpful" legs-lift is a good way of sarcastically conveying to a huge-a** lazy-bones who has groaningly asked for your assistance in rising dat he is obviously much too big/bulky/heavy for a much-smaller/lighter/weaker person like you to actually lift to his feet, and dat he will therefore need to just clamber back up under his OWN steam.
by QuacksO November 13, 2018
Get the "helpful" legs-liftmug.