what did your last slave die of

Phrase

humorous idiomatic

(idiomatic, humorous) Used to indicate that someone is being unreasonably bossy and demanding.

Japanese Meaning

（皮肉かつユーモラスな表現として）誰かが理不尽に横暴で、無理な要求をしている態度を表す。

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When she starts assigning ridiculous tasks and barking orders at everyone, I half-jokingly ask, 'what did your last slave die of,' to remind her to dial it down.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女が馬鹿げた仕事をふりまわしたり、みんなに命令口調で指示したりすると、私は半分冗談で『前の奴隷は何で死んだの？』とつぶやいて、少し手加減するよう促す。

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(idiomatic, humorous) Used to indicate that someone is being unreasonably bossy and demanding.

The manager just couldn't get Lorcan to understand that if someone asked for a second cup of coffee, the correct response was 'Certainly, sir, coming right up,' and not 'What did your last slave die of?'

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