Where do you get off Meaning in English
expression
التعريف
This is a rhetorical and confrontational expression used to question someone's right or authority to do or say something, often because their behavior is seen as rude or presumptuous.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Very informal and often confrontational. Used when someone feels another person is being rude, presumptuous, or out of line. Not polite—avoid in formal situations. Commonly follows or introduces a complaint ('Where do you get off telling me what to do?').
جمل نموذجية
Where do you get off talking to me like that?
basic
He said, 'Where do you get off telling me what to do?'
basic
Where do you get off judging people you don't even know?
basic
Where do you get off acting like you're better than everyone else?
natural
Seriously, where do you get off making all these decisions for us?
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Wow, where do you get off just showing up and demanding help?
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