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
Vitalijus-Lithuanian
VernVURNEnglish
Spartak-Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Albanian, Armenian, Georgian
HelgeHEL-gə (German)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German
JonathonJAHN-ə-thənEnglish
Keshaun-African American (Modern)