when you try to do something but you miss the whole point.
derivation: When you brew tea but forget the hot water. (an exaggeration but thats the point i guess)
derivation: When you brew tea but forget the hot water. (an exaggeration but thats the point i guess)
me: *editing someone's analytical essay*
Someone: What do you think?
me: Bruh you make a huge claim by saying that Fitzgerald's detail about the green light signifies innocence but you didn't explain any of it. You just sort of dropped the claim in the paragraph. Ur making me chew on tea leaves here buddy.
Someone: What do you think?
me: Bruh you make a huge claim by saying that Fitzgerald's detail about the green light signifies innocence but you didn't explain any of it. You just sort of dropped the claim in the paragraph. Ur making me chew on tea leaves here buddy.
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Person 1: Wanna play a game?
Person 2: Sorry, we can’t be friends anymore, it’s Leave your tall friends day
Person 2: Sorry, we can’t be friends anymore, it’s Leave your tall friends day
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by ShooterMcGavin32 October 29, 2014
The act of going out of your normal way to make someone else happy, even if it harms you in some way.
similar to: "biting the bullet"
For example:
- You buy a bag of gummy bears, and a friend tells you their favourite ones are the red gummy bears, so you eat anything but the red gummy bears so you could give them to your friend, even if you also like them.
- Almost all the lines at the grocery store are really long, except one, and you decide to wait in the long line since you're not in a hurry and you don't have a lot of groceries. Which makes you have to wait longer, but might make it easier for someone else.
- You're in the middle of an exam, and notice a student struggling. The teacher gets pulled out of the classroom and you don't know how long they will be gone for, but you still decide to whisper the answers to the struggling student.
similar to: "biting the bullet"
For example:
- You buy a bag of gummy bears, and a friend tells you their favourite ones are the red gummy bears, so you eat anything but the red gummy bears so you could give them to your friend, even if you also like them.
- Almost all the lines at the grocery store are really long, except one, and you decide to wait in the long line since you're not in a hurry and you don't have a lot of groceries. Which makes you have to wait longer, but might make it easier for someone else.
- You're in the middle of an exam, and notice a student struggling. The teacher gets pulled out of the classroom and you don't know how long they will be gone for, but you still decide to whisper the answers to the struggling student.
"You gotta stop always leaving everyone the red gummy bears, you're harming yourself"
"You know, He should sometimes leave me the red gummy bears."
"Thanks for leaving me the red gummy bears!"
"It's nothing, just leaving someone the red gummy bears"
"You know, He should sometimes leave me the red gummy bears."
"Thanks for leaving me the red gummy bears!"
"It's nothing, just leaving someone the red gummy bears"
by Nilix July 13, 2022