Someone else's bonzai tree

Especially relevant in big companies. When you develop an intricate, sought after skill set, but never rise to the level that was possible from your early potential, that may have been/still could be achievable elsewhere.

Zach has a PhD from an ivy league college, and has built enviable experience, but has never risen above director level in the blue chip company he works for. He's become little more than someone else's bonzai tree, and should probably leave, in order to become a red wood.

by RandyRhoads84 October 23, 2023

Stepping on someone else’s toes

When at a corner store or any business establishment, where you're trying to conduct a business transaction and somebody comes to try and interfere in your transaction trying to conduct the business of their own.

A bro why are you stepping on someone else’s toes man, let bro conduct his business transaction and you stop trying to be janky bro.

by Zaerock777 May 26, 2024

she likes someone else

Give up there's no point she doesnt like you just fucking give up

"I like her but she doesn't me she likes someone else"

by CODAC22ONTWITCH October 10, 2023

Clean someone else's manatee

Basically it means stop wasting my fucking time and go bug someone else. An example would be:

Person 1: Hey, hey, hey, hey, what do you think clouds taste like? Like, like cotten candy?

Person 2: God bro don't you got to clean someone else's manatee?

by Larryisalampost July 26, 2021

Someone else trash

This happen when someone you like would date, or marry , or have sex with , tries to date someone else over you and you better than the person they tried and they come and try And date you after the person they wanted turn them down. And now they have no one and wants to date you, desperate or to cover up they been turn down or reasons like this and it makes you turn them down harshly and not give them a chance at all. No one wants to be second best or pick or chose over someone else. Choose wisely you only get one chance. We should make females be the ones to ask guys out. They always reject the men anyway and show no love. This a new age. We the one who work hard and built this world up from dirt. And we don’t feel love or appreciated at all.

I don’t want someone else trash. She should of chose me to begin with. But she wanted someone for the wrong reasons. Like fame or money or high circle.

by Megasus Thirst Jesus Christ May 29, 2022

Don't shit in someone else's toilet

A term used for those who plan on going abroad. Don't always assume that the laws over there will be the same as in your home country, they may be different and you could get caught out. It causes terrible anxiety to get arrested or go through a judicial process in another country so be careful. A good example is if you plan on flying a drone in another country. The laws may be different and the foreigners may get more irate over it than those in your own country.

Person 1: I might fly my drone over Paris when I go.
Person 2: French law may be different, be careful. Don't shit in someone else's toilet!

by LordJenal September 2, 2022

Someone Else

I also don't know for certain that YOU put it in there. You seem to not take my word on anything. But, as I said before, the second you steal from me you immediately lose the ability to screw anyone else over. Because ONCE YOU DO, As anyone who both knows who I am and/or has or can gain access to the source code (And that is literally everyone now), can inject it into the device and for as long as it can be considered "Stolen" You run the risk of tripping the Anti-Theft.

Hym "So... Did I lie to you... And did you believe that lie... And then get mislead into doing something I told you to do... OOOR... Did you not listen to what I said... And screw SOMEONE ELSE over... Leading them to USE ME... To screw YOU over... I was also up front with it's ability to get in there in the absence of anyone putting it in there... You definitely don't seem to take my word on anything and YOU could be lying now regarding whether or not you too my instructions. So... SOOOOOOUP. Nope. Noop. Doesn't matter."

by Hym Iam December 2, 2025