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* DidntThinkThisThrough
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* (You're either) WithUsOrAgainstUs
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* HereWeGoAgain
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* ADogAteMyHomework

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* ADogAteMyHomeworkADogAteMyHomework: A child tells their teacher they haven't handed in their homework because the family dog chewed it up.



* DontTouchItYouIdiot
* DontTryThisAtHome: A disclaimer appears in works of fiction featuring imitable behavior to warn audiences that they could get hurt if they try to mimic what the characters are doing.

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* DontTouchItYouIdiot
DontTouchItYouIdiot: A character is warned not to touch something dangerous, but touches it anyway.
* DontTryThisAtHome: A disclaimer appears in works of fiction featuring imitable behavior to warn audiences that they could get hurt hurt, or even killed, if they try to mimic what the characters are doing.
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* PleaseWakeUp: Someone finds a dead person and attempts to wake the corpse up because they think the dead person is just sleeping.

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* PleaseWakeUp: Someone finds a dead person and A child attempts to wake the a corpse up because they think the dead person is just sleeping.
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* OnSecondThought
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* SomeoneHadToDoIt

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* SomeoneHadToDoItSomeoneHasToDoIt
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* SomeoneHadToDoIt
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* NoYouGoFirst
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* YouJustRuinedTheShot: The hero thinks someone is in danger and rushes in to help, only to be yelled at by the director for ruining a move scene being filmed.

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* YouJustRuinedTheShot: The hero thinks someone is in danger and rushes in to help, only to be yelled at by the director for ruining a move movie scene being filmed.
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* YouAreACreditToYourRace

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* YouAreACreditToYourRaceYouAreACreditToYourRace: A bigot compliments a member of the minority they discriminate against in a backhanded way by calling them "one of the good ones".



* YouAreNotAlone

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* YouAreNotAloneYouAreNotAlone: Telling a troubled person that they're not the only one facing their kind of problems.



* YouBastard
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious

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* YouBastard
YouBastard: The audience is called out for enjoying the characters' suffering.
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSeriousYouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: A character realizes they're in big trouble when someone addresses them in a way they aren't normally addressed.



* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForEvil
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood

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* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForEvil
YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForEvil: The villain considers it a waste that the hero used his powers to do good.
* YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGoodYouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood: The hero laments that the villain could have done good deeds with his powers instead of evil ones.



* YouDidntAsk

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* YouDidntAskYouDidntAsk: A character is asked why they didn't say anything about the detail the others learned the hard way and the character rationalizes that the others never asked them about it.



* YouDoNotWantToKnow

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* YouDoNotWantToKnowYouDoNotWantToKnow: Answering a question by insisting that the inquirer is better off not knowing the answer.



* YouGotSpunk

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* YouGotSpunkYouGotSpunk: Complimenting that you find someone attractive because of their gumption.



* YouHaveFailedMe

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* YouHaveFailedMeYouHaveFailedMe: The villain executes an underling as punishment for screwing up.



* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulnessYouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The villain executes an underling once their services are no longer needed.



* YouJustRuinedTheShot

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* YouJustRuinedTheShotYouJustRuinedTheShot: The hero thinks someone is in danger and rushes in to help, only to be yelled at by the director for ruining a move scene being filmed.



* YouMonster
* YouNeedABreathMint
* YouNeedToGetLaid

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* YouMonster
YouMonster: Calling someone a monster to make it clear that you find their actions loathsome and horrid.
* YouNeedABreathMint
YouNeedABreathMint: Commenting on someone having bad breath.
* YouNeedToGetLaidYouNeedToGetLaid: Remarking on someone's obsessive behavior by implying they'd mellow out if they had sex.



* YoureInsane

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* YoureInsaneYoureInsane: Calling someone insane to make it clear that you find their actions/intentions to be utterly ridiculous, if not extremely dangerous.



* YourMom
* YourOtherLeft

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* YourMom
YourMom: Annoying someone by insulting their mother.
* YourOtherLeftYourOtherLeft: A person tells someone to move to their left and resorts to instructing "other left" when the other person goes the wrong way.



* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead

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* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo
YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: The villain is called out for not keeping their promise of not hurting someone.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInsteadYouShouldHaveDiedInstead: A person whose loved one has died wishes that it was a person they despised who died instead.



* YouWontLikeHowITaste

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* YouWontLikeHowITasteYouWontLikeHowITaste: A character about to be eaten tries to talk the person ready to consume them out of eating them by claiming they taste horrible.
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* SoProudOfYou

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* SoProudOfYouSoProudOfYou: A character makes it clear that they are proud of how far their loved one or pupil has gone.



* StockScream

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* StockScreamStockScream: Stock audio of screams that tend to be used in movies and television shows.



* SureLetsGoWithThat

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* SureLetsGoWithThatSureLetsGoWithThat: A character assumes what they think is the reason behind another person's actions and the other person agrees in a way that implies this wasn't the real reason they did it.



* ThereIsAGod

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* ThereIsAGodThereIsAGod: A character is happy about something they wanted to happen and sees it as proof that God does exist.



* TheseHandsHaveKilled

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* TheseHandsHaveKilledTheseHandsHaveKilled: A character is upset at the realization that they just killed someone.



* ThisCannotBe

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* ThisCannotBeThisCannotBe: Once defeated, the villain exclaims their disbelief that their downfall has happened.



* ThisIsGonnaSuck

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* ThisIsGonnaSuckThisIsGonnaSuck: A character resignedly states that what's about to happen to them is going to be very unpleasant.



* ThisIsReality

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* ThisIsRealityThisIsReality: A joke where a fictional character addresses that the real world isn't at all like fiction.



* ThisIsUnforgivable

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* ThisIsUnforgivableThisIsUnforgivable: Making it clear to someone that they've crossed the line and that they cannot be forgiven for their misdeed.



* ToAbsentFriends

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* ToAbsentFriendsToAbsentFriends: Proposing a toast to the deceased.



* TooYoungToDieLamentation

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* TooYoungToDieLamentationTooYoungToDieLamentation: A character in danger of getting killed laments that they don't want to die yet because of how much they haven't experienced yet.



* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis
* TwoWordsICantCount

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* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis
TwoWordsAddedEmphasis: A character emphasizes their point by saying "Two (or any number of) words", followed by the number of words relevant to what the character is trying to say.
* TwoWordsICantCountTwoWordsICantCount: An attempt at TwoWordsAddedEmphasis is flubbed by the person not getting the number of words right.



* WasItAllALie

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* WasItAllALieWasItAllALie: Someone finds out that they've been lied to by a loved one and begins to wonder if the fabrication means everything about the relationship was insincere.



* WeAllDieSomeday

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* WeAllDieSomedayWeAllDieSomeday: Casually pointing out that everyone dies eventually.



* WeMeetAgain
* WentToTheGreatXInTheSky

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* WeMeetAgain
WeMeetAgain: Two enemies acknowledge that they've crossed paths again.
* WentToTheGreatXInTheSkyWentToTheGreatXInTheSky: A common euphemism for death is to say that the person went to the great (place appropriate to the deceased's personality, interests or habits) in the sky.



* WeWillMeetAgain

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* WeWillMeetAgainWeWillMeetAgain: After his plan is thwarted, the villain promises that he will be back someday to have his revenge against the hero.



* WhatAreYouInFor

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* WhatAreYouInForWhatAreYouInFor: A person in jail is aksed by their cellmate what they did that resulted in their incarceration.



* WhatDidIDoLastNight

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* WhatDidIDoLastNightWhatDidIDoLastNight: Someone wakes up after a night of heavy drinking or drug use and tries to remember what happened while they were drunk or high.



* WhatHeSaid

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* WhatHeSaidWhatHeSaid: Saying "What (that person just) said" to make it clear that you are in agreement with them and that you have nothing to say that the other person already said.



* WhatsHeGotThatIAintGot

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* WhatsHeGotThatIAintGotWhatsHeGotThatIAintGot: A character jealous of the attention and praise another person gets asks what their competition has that they are lacking.



* WhenIWasYourAge

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* WhenIWasYourAgeWhenIWasYourAge: An older person rambles on how things were when they were younger.



* WhoWouldWantToWatchUs

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* WhoWouldWantToWatchUsWhoWouldWantToWatchUs: A joke in a television series where the characters laugh at the idea of someone making a show about their exploits.



* WhyDontYouJustShootHim

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* WhyDontYouJustShootHimWhyDontYouJustShootHim: When the villain tries to kill their enemies, they never take the easy way out.



* WhyWontYouDie

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* WhyWontYouDieWhyWontYouDie: A character tries to kill someone, only to exasperatedly demand to know why their would-be victim keeps surviving every attempt at doing them in.



* WordSchmord

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* WordSchmordWordSchmord: Expressing dismissal towards something by saying a word and the same word with the beginning consonents replaced with "Schm".



* WorthIt
* WouldRatherSuffer

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* WorthIt
WorthIt: A character has suffered because of their actions, but is content with it because they still got what they wanted anway.
* WouldRatherSuffer WouldRatherSuffer: A person makes it clear how much they hate something by claiming they'd rather do something very unpleasant.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne

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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOneITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A character hears a bunch of insults directed at them, but only gets upset or the most offended by the last and/or weakest of the insults.



* IWantGrandkids
* IWantMyMommy

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* IWantGrandkids
IWantGrandkids: A parent makes it clear that they want their child to be a parent themselves.
* IWantMyMommyIWantMyMommy: A character in trouble pleads for their mother to come and save them, which can be played for comedy or drama.



* IfIHadANickel

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* IfIHadANickelIfIHadANickel: A character remarks on what they'd be able to afford if they had enough of a specific unit of currency for every time something happened or every time they heard a specific phrase used.



* IllBeYourBestFriend

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* IllBeYourBestFriendIllBeYourBestFriend: A character tries to get another to do what they want by promising to be their best friend if they comply.



* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough

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* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnoughIllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough: A character drinking at a bar gets hostile when the bartender tries to tell them that they need to go easy on the boozing.



* ImColdSoCold

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* ImColdSoColdImColdSoCold: When a person is dying, they comment that they feel cold.



* ImStandingRightHere

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* ImStandingRightHereImStandingRightHere: An objection a character may give when someone is openly insulting them while they're in earshot.



* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt

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* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsItIveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: A character mentions something as if they know what it is, then asks what that thing is exactly.



* JustFollowingOrders

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* JustFollowingOrdersJustFollowingOrders: The villain's minions try to avoid punishment with the excuse that it was their job to do as they were instructed.



* KillHimAlready

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* KillHimAlreadyKillHimAlready: The hero's allies demand that he kill the bad guy already.



* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain

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* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgainLetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Characters agree to never say a word of this incident ever again.



* LookBehindYou

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* LookBehindYouLookBehindYou: Tricking someone into looking away by claiming that something they'd be interested in seeing is nearby.



* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName

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* MetaphorIsMyMiddleNameMetaphorIsMyMiddleName: A character claims that a certain quality or attribute is their middle name to emphasize that they are the right person for the job requiring said quality or attribute.



* MyEyesAreUpHere

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* MyEyesAreUpHereMyEyesAreUpHere: A woman calls a person out for staring at her breasts.



* NoOneCouldSurviveThat

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* NoOneCouldSurviveThatNoOneCouldSurviveThat: Doubts are cast on a person's survival immediately before it turns out that, yes, the person is still alive.



* {{NOT}}

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* {{NOT}}{{NOT}}: Exclaiming "NOT" after saying something to make it clear that what you just said wasn't sincere.



* NoYou

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* NoYouNoYou: Responding to an insult by parroting the insult at the person who just gave it.



* NotNowKiddo

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* NotNowKiddoNotNowKiddo: Dismissing children when they're trying to inform you of something important.



* NotSafeForWork

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* NotSafeForWorkNotSafeForWork: Material on the Internet that could get you fired when viewed at work due to containing risque content.



* NotWhatItLooksLike

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* NotWhatItLooksLikeNotWhatItLooksLike: A character is caught in a compromising situation and tries to inform observers that what's happening isn't what it looks like.



* NotYourDaddysX

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* NotYourDaddysXNotYourDaddysX: A phrase indicating that a reintroduced product from the past is much different from how it was before.



* OhCrap

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* OhCrapOhCrap: A character is shocked at the realization that they are in big trouble.



* OnceUponATime

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* OnceUponATimeOnceUponATime: The first four words of many fairy tales.



* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe

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* OrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMeOrAreYouJustHappyToSeeMe: Asking someone if they have an erection while giving a less risque reason they could be having a bulge in their pants.



* PleasePutSomeClothesOn
* PleaseWakeUp

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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn
PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Requesting a naked person to get dressed.
* PleaseWakeUpPleaseWakeUp: Someone finds a dead person and attempts to wake the corpse up because they think the dead person is just sleeping.



* PreemptiveShutUp

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* PreemptiveShutUpPreemptiveShutUp: Telling someone to shut up when they haven't even said anything.



* PresentCompanyExcluded

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* PresentCompanyExcludedPresentCompanyExcluded: Apologizing to someone after making a generalizing insult that you didn't intend to offend that person with.



* TheRealHeroes

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* TheRealHeroesTheRealHeroes: Ordinary servicemen everyday civilians deserve more respect and recognition for their misdeeds than any superhero.



* RightBehindMe

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* RightBehindMeRightBehindMe: A character insults someone who turns out to be standing behind them the whole time.



* SorryImGay

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* SorryImGaySorryImGay: Turning down the advances of a member of the opposite sex by claiming you're gay.



* SomeonesTouchingMyButt

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* SomeonesTouchingMyButtSomeonesTouchingMyButt: A bunch of people are moving in the dark and someone complains that they're being touched in a personal place.
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+ CatchPhrase
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CatchPhrase: Tropes involving a phrase that a fictional character notably uses on a frequent basis.
+ IAmAnIndexIAmAnIndex: Stock phrases that begin with "I am..."



+ LastWords

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+ LastWordsLastWords: Things people would say just before they die.



* AgainstMyReligion

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* AgainstMyReligionAgainstMyReligion: A person refuses to do something because they protest that the action goes against their religious beliefs.



* AndImTheQueenOfSheba

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* AndImTheQueenOfShebaAndImTheQueenOfSheba: A character remarks about another character's seemingly improbable statement by making a claim about themselves that they themselves know isn't true in the least.



* AndThisIsFor

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* AndThisIsForAndThisIsFor: When inflicting violence on the enemy, the attacker declares that the attacks are given on behalf of people the enemy has directly or indirectly harmed.



* AnythingButThat

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* AnythingButThatAnythingButThat: A character pleads that they'll accept any punishment or torture except for this particular one.



* AtLeastIAdmitIt
* AtomicFBomb

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* AtLeastIAdmitIt
AtLeastIAdmitIt: A character calls out another person for doing something bad, but is hardly a good person themselves. When this detail is pointed out, the person gives the excuse that at least they don't deny or lie about their transgressions.
* AtomicFBombAtomicFBomb: A character screams an obscenity as loud as they can.



* BetterThanSex

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* BetterThanSexBetterThanSex: A character claims to find something so enjoyable that intercourse isn't that thrilling in comparison.



* BigNo

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* BigNoBigNo: A character screams "No" in response to a misfortune that they really didn't want to happen.



* BigShutUp
* BigWhat
* BigWhy
* BigYes
* BigStupidDoodooHead

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* BigShutUp
BigShutUp: Yelling at a person to shut up.
* BigWhat
BigWhat: A character shouts "What?" in response to a revelation taking them by surprise.
* BigWhy
BigWhy: A character screams "Why?" while lamenting a misfortune they've just suffered or a tragedy they've just witnessed.
* BigYes
BigYes: A charater triumphantly hollers "Yes" in response to things going their way.
* BigStupidDoodooHeadBigStupidDoodooHead: A character resorts to using childish insults.



* ClusterFBomb

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* ClusterFBombClusterFBomb: Character repeatedly uses swear words in the same sentence.



* DefensiveWhat

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* DefensiveWhatDefensiveWhat: A character exclaims "What?" in response to recieving awkward stares after their most recent action or statement.



* DidYouDie

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* DidYouDieDidYouDie: When a character is telling the story of a dangerous experience they went through, another asks if they survived even though it's obvious they did if they're around to tell the tale.



* DoIReallySoundLikeThat

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* DoIReallySoundLikeThatDoIReallySoundLikeThat: A person hears a recording of themselves and expresses disbelief at how they apparently sound.



* DontBeRidiculous

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* DontBeRidiculousDontBeRidiculous: A character corrects another person making a ludicrous statement, then gives an observation that's just as (or even more) ridiculous.



* DontTryThisAtHome

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* DontTryThisAtHomeDontTryThisAtHome: A disclaimer appears in works of fiction featuring imitable behavior to warn audiences that they could get hurt if they try to mimic what the characters are doing.



* FirstNameUltimatum

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* FirstNameUltimatumFirstNameUltimatum: Yelling a person's given name to let them know that they are in big trouble.



* {{Gesundheit}}

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* {{Gesundheit}}{{Gesundheit}}: A character uses a big word and is mistaken for sneezing.



* GetOut

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* GetOutGetOut: Making it clear to someone that you want them to leave this instant.



* GiveMeAReason

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* GiveMeAReasonGiveMeAReason: A character eagerly looks for an excuse to inflict violence upon someone.



* GladIThoughtOfIt

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* GladIThoughtOfItGladIThoughtOfIt: Taking credit for ideas someone else came up with.



* HehHehYouSaidX

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* HehHehYouSaidXHehHehYouSaidX: A character laughs at someone else using a word that sounds dirty.



* HisNameIs

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* HisNameIsHisNameIs: A character dies before they can reveal crucial information.



* HowDidYouKnowIDidnt

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* HowDidYouKnowIDidntHowDidYouKnowIDidnt: After a character manages to solve the problem, they are asked how they knew what to do. The character replies that they didn't know what had to be done and that it's actually a coincidence that their actions solved the problem.



* HowIsThatEvenPossible

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* HowIsThatEvenPossibleHowIsThatEvenPossible: A character witnesses an impossible event and asks how it could possibly happen.



* IAmDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin

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* IAmDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffinIAmDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: A dying person gives a plot-important object to the heroes before dying.



* IHaveAFamily

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* IHaveAFamilyIHaveAFamily: A character pleads to be spared because they have a family.



* IHaveThisFriend

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* IHaveThisFriendIHaveThisFriend: A character asks for advice on how to deal with a problem they have, but they claim that it's a non-existent friend who as the problem to avoid embarrassing themselves.



* ILied

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* ILiedILied: Villain admits to not telling the truth.



* INeedAFreakingDrink
* INeedToGoIronMyDog

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* INeedAFreakingDrink
INeedAFreakingDrink: A character remarks that they need a drink to make it clear how exasperated or depressed they are about the current situation.
* INeedToGoIronMyDogINeedToGoIronMyDog: Giving an excuse to leave that sounds improbable and blatantly made up.



* IResembleThatRemark

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* IResembleThatRemarkIResembleThatRemark: A character objects to an insult in a way that proves it.
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* MirandaRights ("You have the right to remain silent...")



* StandardPoliceMotto

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* StandardPoliceMottoStandardPoliceMotto (including "To protect and to serve")



* {{You Do NOT Want to Know}}

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* {{You Do NOT Want to Know}}YouDoNotHaveToSayAnything
* YouDoNotWantToKnow
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* YouCanVerbMyNounAnyDay
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn
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* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry
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* IllTellYouWhenIveHadEnough

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* IAmSpartacus


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* IAmSpartacus
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* IAmLegion
* IAmSpartacus
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+ SoundsOfScience



+ SoundsOfScience
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* PromiseMeYouWontX


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* YouPutTheXInXY
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* SomeOfMyBestFriendsAreX
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* WouldntHitAGirl
* WouldHitAGirl
* WouldntHurtAChild
* WouldHurtAChild

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