applaud
applaud by Jim H. Stl. December 12, 2013
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don’t applaud a fish for swimming
Don’t praise somebody for doing something that they simply should have been doing in the first place.
T: ‘My boyfriend didn’t cheat on me!’
Don’t applaud a fish for swimming Tiffany. You’re praising a guy who’s doing nothing more than treating you like a decent human being.
Don’t applaud a fish for swimming Tiffany. You’re praising a guy who’s doing nothing more than treating you like a decent human being.
don’t applaud a fish for swimming by Gertruide October 11, 2017
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POET: "The room suddenly went into a mad darkness. A spotlight pierced blackness like a white devil's knife. A voice rose and screamed. Words of beauty cutting my throat. A poem of life, of love, of doom. My years on Earth summed and fooled."
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applau
A single person applauding, esp. when a larger group of people COULD have applauded. Intended to denote a minimal lack of support.
When an unusual choice for the House Speaker was nominated, the near-silent applau of a single supporter showed the lack of enthusiasm from the crowded room.
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