don't get me started



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don't get me started

An exclamation of weariness or despair regarding a topic that has just been introduced and about which the speaker feels very strongly and (usually) has a negative opinion of. A: "So, what do you think of the new tax law that Congress just passed?" B: "Oh, don't get me started! If the government had its way, we'd be taxed for the privilege to breathe!"
See also: get, start

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BhÀTair-Scottish
Hai-Chinese
Ruth (1)ROOTH (English), ROOT (German)English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Eupraxia-Ancient Greek
Nabil-Arabic
Tamikotah-mee-koJapanese