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grab the popcorn

idiom
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.


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.

Anchors to
Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    grab and go

    To get something quickly

  2. 02

    grab by the lapels

    To exert control over (something).

  3. 03

    grab the bull by the horns

    Synonym of take the bull by the horns.

  4. 04

    make a grab

    To try to take quickly.

  5. 05

    popcorn movie

    A motion picture without serious dramatic content, a weighty message, or intellectual depth, which serves simply as enjoyable entertainment.

  6. 06

    power grab

    An attempt to gain authority in an oppressive or unscrupulous way.

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