what did your last slave die of

既定 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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ユーモラス文体 慣用表現

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

日本語の意味

（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.

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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意味（1）

(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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