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what did your last slave die of

idiom
Meaning

Used to indicate that someone is being unreasonably bossy and demanding.


Examples
SIMPLE

Stop ordering me around; what did your last slave die of?

CONTEXTUAL

My manager keeps demanding I finish this project by tonight, so I asked her, what did your last slave die of?

COMPLEX

When the supervisor insisted that I work through the weekend without extra pay, I retorted, what did your last slave die of?

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    ain't what it used to was

    Is not what it used to be; (expressing nostalgia).

  2. 02

    breathe one's last

    To die.

  3. 03

    cobbler, keep to your last

    One should not criticise matters outside one's field of expertise; one should mind one's business.

  4. 04

    come what may

    In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.

  5. 05

    cross my heart and hope to die

    Added to a promise or a statement to show how serious one was about being honest in what one said

  6. 06

    dead last

    Finishing in last place in a competition or ranking, often by a considerable margin to the next to last place finisher or after an exceptionally poor showing or season.

  7. 07

    die a thousand deaths

    To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.

  8. 08

    die down

    To become less virulent or strong; to subside.

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