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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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to describe this situation or position where you have to deal with something difficult and possible embarrassment:

Everybody is resting quietly on the plane, but there is this one person who is constantly singing non-stop. "I really want to tell him off, but I don't want to be the one who's doing all the _____. Or I don't want to be the _____."

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Hi Jin_H, What you would say would depend on why you didn't want to tell him off. If it's because you didn't want to upset him, or stop him enjoying himself, then you could say any of: I don't want to spoil the party. I don't want to be a party pooper.

— Clodpole

  • Hi Jin_H, What you would say would depend on why you didn't want to tell him off.
  • If it's because you didn't want to upset him, or stop him enjoying himself, then you could say any of: I don't want to spoil the party.
  • I don't want to be a party pooper.
  • I don't want to be a killjoy.
  • I don't want to be the one spoiling all the fun.
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Hi Jin_H,

What you would say would depend on why you didn't want to tell him off.

If it's because you didn't want to upset him, or stop him enjoying himself, then you could say any of:

I don't want to spoil the party.

I don't want to be a party pooper.

I don't want to be a killjoy.

I don't want to be the one spoiling all the fun.

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