cheese with that whine
cheese with that whine noun: offered to somebody who is perceived to be complaining too much.
Noun
cheese with that whine (uncountable)
- Offered to somebody who is perceived to be complaining too much.
- She sighed and flopped back down on the bed, arms out at her sides. What was the point of getting out of bed? She had nothing to do. Nobody cared. Oh brother. Want some cheese with that wine?2009, Kelly Jamieson, Irish Sex Fairy, page 29
- One of my favorites, overheard as a chief responded to an intern: “Do you want some cheese with that whine?” What was occurring, of course, was that the seniors taught the juniors how to act in accepted and time-honored ways.2011, Katherine C. Kellogg, Challenging Operations: Medical Reform and Resistance in Surgery, page 60
Forms of cheese with that whine
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Origin of cheese with that whine
A pun on whine and wine (traditionally served with cheese); popularized by Phil McGraw ("Dr. Phil"), American TV psychologist.
Questions about cheese with that whine
- What does cheese with that whine mean?
- Cheese with that whine means offered to somebody who is perceived to be complaining too much.
- What part of speech is cheese with that whine?
- Cheese with that whine is a noun.
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