Idiom
grab the popcorn
Meaning
Used to express anticipated enjoyment from watching a conflict or argument developing between other people, as if one were being entertained at the movies.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The argument is starting, so grab the popcorn.”
“When the two managers started arguing in the meeting, I decided to just grab the popcorn and watch.”
“As the public debate between the two rivals intensified, the audience settled in to grab the popcorn and witness the inevitable fallout.”
Examples
simple
“The argument is starting, so grab the popcorn.”
contextual
“When the two managers started arguing in the meeting, I decided to just grab the popcorn and watch.”
complex
“As the public debate between the two rivals intensified, the audience settled in to grab the popcorn and witness the inevitable fallout.”
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