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.
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An old southern saying. A term of acknowledgement or boredom.
Will you go to the store and get some milk? Might as well, can't dance, to wet to plow, fish ain't biting.
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When you are openly critical of someone's actions and are just being a dick.
James: Bob, you drive like a stoned flamingo.

Bob: at least you know if you can't say anything nice, say something shitty.
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it is a play on word. hes talking about racing for love. W for win lobby (L) for lose. he says he at the W so he has won and implying that he would consider the individual in the lobby a loss.
Im at the W but I can't meet you in the lobby
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Phrase used to get an annoying person to quit bothering you. If it doesn't work the first time, say it louder and louder until they stop bothering you.
Annoying stepbrother: Lemme play SSBB with you!
Me: Go away kid. I hate you.
Stepbrother: No! I wanna play it!
Me: We ain't rich! This is why we can't have nice things.
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Meaning that even though you already have a girlfriend doesn't mean that you can't date someone else.
Bob: Dude look at those hotties man!
Mike: But I already have a girlfriend
Bob: Even though you're on a diet, doesn't mean that you can't look at the menu.
Mike: Oh OK then.
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And even though the moment passed me by
I still can't turn away
Cuz all the dreams you never thought you'd lose
Got tossed along the way
And letters that you never meant to send
Got lost or thrown away

And now we're grown up orphans
And never knew their names
We don't belong to no one
That's a shame
But you could hide beside me
Maybe for a while
And I won't tell no one your name
And I won't tell 'em your name

And scars are souvenirs you never lose
The past is never far
Did you lose yourself somewhere out there?
Did you get to be a star?
And don't it make you sad to know that life
Is more than who we are

We grew up way too fast
And now there's nothing to believe
And reruns all become our history
A tired song keeps playing on a tired radio
And I won't tell no one your name
And I won't tell 'em your name
I won't tell em' your name
Oooh, oooh, oooh
I won't tell em' your name
Ow!

I think about you all the time
But I don't need the same
It's lonely where you are
Come back down
And I won't tell 'em your name
by katie April 17, 2005
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