I am a sergeant, so don't call me sir, I work for a living.
don't call me sir, I work for a living
idiomUsed by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.
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.
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and I don't mean maybe
Indicating that one is serious and not joking about a matter.
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answer the call of nature
To satisfy a bodily urge to urinate or defecate.
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aye aye, sir
The correct and seamanlike reply, onboard a Royal Navy and US Navy ship, on receipt of an order from someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."
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busy work
Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
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call a lid
To inform the press that no further news will be released from a governmental body that day.
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call a spade a spade
To put it bluntly, to be outspoken; to speak the truth, to describe things as they really are.
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call an audible
To change plans at the last minute in response to new information.
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call it
To call it a day