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
CynthiaSIN-thee-ə (English)English, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Sans-Medieval Spanish
Eve[i:v]
JosslynJAWS-linEnglish (Rare)
Beylke-Yiddish
Selena[si'linə]