Phrases that would be funny if they were taken literally

“Can you chase them on that, please?” and then you run after them around the office.

Please think of better ones.

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you’ve been in close proximity to @anon5266188 for too long mate

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Fucking tell me about it

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It’s fucking exhausting mate

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Wow Football Manager HQ seems like potty mouth central. Oh my.

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Some people like to take this literally. Not me though

“You can’t have your cake and eat it”, and then person it’s directed to glumly pulls out a Victoria sponge from their pocket and hands it to the other person

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush”

SOLD! and then the guy hands over his bird and starts running towards the bush, naked.

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“You should try walking in my shoes for a while”

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the police caught me but I got away with a slap on the wrist

I did say “that’s a different kettle of fish” to my Turkish housemate once and he came back about 30 minutes later to ask what it meant. Presumably after googling kettles and fish

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Having cake is eating cake

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“speak to you later” oof fucking brutal reply, I’d be terrified if I got that from someone I was reporting to

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A cursory search of our IM history shows I’ve had to say it to him 17 (seventeen) times in the last three months…

STYL

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Imagine if they’d only speak to you later than that time every day

Haha

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he’s all mouth no trousers

“The proof is in the pudding.”

Then you give them a pudding and once they’ve pulled it apart you remind them that that’s not the actual phrase.

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Phrases that would be horrific if they were taken literally?

Can’t think of any but I’ll keep my eyes peeled for some.

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Bugger this for a game of soldiers

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