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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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"something's got to give and it's not going to be my ***" (australia)
Hello!
I wonder what this sentence means? I heard it in an australian tv-serie.
The context: two persons sitting watching tv, afterwards they start fighting about the remote control.
Do you think the sentence refers to this, like "I'm not going to be the one who gives in"?
Or could it have to do with the fact that one of the persons is actually on an antidepressive medicine, which has diarrhea as a side effect? So that "arse" is meant very concrete?
I wonder what this sentence means? I heard it in an australian tv-serie.
The context: two persons sitting watching tv, afterwards they start fighting about the remote control.
Do you think the sentence refers to this, like "I'm not going to be the one who gives in"?
Or could it have to do with the fact that one of the persons is actually on an antidepressive medicine, which has diarrhea as a side effect? So that "arse" is meant very concrete?
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Lol!
I understand it as "Somebody's going to have to stop fighting about that b***** remote control, and I won't be the one!"
(But there may be some kind of - uh - "inside joke" about the choice of words...)
I understand it as "Somebody's going to have to stop fighting about that b***** remote control, and I won't be the one!"
(But there may be some kind of - uh - "inside joke" about the choice of words...)
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Given no other context, "I'm not going to be the one who gives in" was probably the meaning. However, it could've been a pun or double entendre, in which case it could have both meanings.
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Just guessing - it could be that the *** refers to the part of the speaker's body which he is sitting on and he's saying very definitely that he is not going to move out of his chair.
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It's slang. 'my ***' can mean 'me' and 'your ***' can mean 'you'. It's quite rough and ready though as there is clearly a connection to that body part! I most commonly hear it as 'shift your ***' meaning 'move!' or 'hurry up!'
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