Idiom
don't call me sir, I work for a living
Meaning
Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I am a sergeant, so don't call me sir, I work for a living.”
“When the new recruit addressed him as sir, the veteran sergeant smiled and said, don't call me sir, I work for a living.”
“The seasoned non-commissioned officer corrected the young lieutenant with a firm, don't call me sir, I work for a living, emphasizing the distinction between their roles.”
Examples
simple
“I am a sergeant, so don't call me sir, I work for a living.”
contextual
“When the new recruit addressed him as sir, the veteran sergeant smiled and said, don't call me sir, I work for a living.”
complex
“The seasoned non-commissioned officer corrected the young lieutenant with a firm, don't call me sir, I work for a living, emphasizing the distinction between their roles.”
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