1 definition by GRAMMAR-POLICE
What people say when a task they were trying to accomplish was accomplished by someone else due to the first person's actions.
Literal:
Guy #1 tried to open jar but can't
Guy #2 takes jar and opens it easily
Guy #1 says "I loosened it for you..."
Not literal:
Girl #1: "What do you call something that's out of date and now irrelevant?"
Girl #2: " Oh! Oh! Oh! I know this... It starts with an O!"
Girl #3: "......OBSOLETE!"
Girl #2: "...I loosened it for you!"
Guy #1 tried to open jar but can't
Guy #2 takes jar and opens it easily
Guy #1 says "I loosened it for you..."
Not literal:
Girl #1: "What do you call something that's out of date and now irrelevant?"
Girl #2: " Oh! Oh! Oh! I know this... It starts with an O!"
Girl #3: "......OBSOLETE!"
Girl #2: "...I loosened it for you!"
by GRAMMAR-POLICE October 13, 2010