They got us
By publicly declaring that the U.S. threat of military force in North Korea is a bluff, Bannon may have undermined the credibility of that threat. He may also have nudged the United States toward a more diplomacy-focused approach and reduced the risk of war.
“There’s no military solution [to North Korea’s nuclear threats], forget it,” Bannon told the American Prospect. “Until somebody solves the part of the equation that shows me that 10 million people in Seoul don’t die in the first 30 minutes from conventional weapons, I don’t know what you’re talking about, there’s no military solution here, they got us.”
What does 'they got us' mean?
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It's about the idea of being 'got' in a game. You've effectively lost the game. I don't think that it's grammatically impressive but colloquially, and possibly more in the US, it's used to show that you're in a tricky situation - you've no way of winning.
- It's about the idea of being 'got' in a game.
- You've effectively lost the game.
- I don't think that it's grammatically impressive but colloquially, and possibly more in the US, it's used to show that you're in a tricky situation - you've no way of winning.
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It's about the idea of being 'got' in a game. You've effectively lost the game. I don't think that it's grammatically impressive but colloquially, and possibly more in the US, it's used to show that you're in a tricky situation - you've no way of winning.
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