but who's counting



but who's counting

A phrase dismissing the quantity of something just mentioned. Can be used in a passive-aggressive manner (because someone is obviously counting if they can readily enumerate something). A: "Well, you've only worked three hours this week, but who's counting?" B: "I'm sorry, sir, but I've been sick all week." I've had four pieces of candy, but who's counting? Pass me another!
See also: but, count

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Gia-Italian
Sherwood['ʃə:wud]
Ramesh-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Nepali
Bernard['bə:nəd]
Havel-Czech, Slovak
Richmond['ritʃmənd]