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don't call me sir, I work for a living

don't call me sir, I work for a living phrase: used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.

Phrase

don't call me sir, I work for a living

  1. (US, humorous, idiomatic, sometimes) Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.

Questions about don't call me sir, I work for a living

What does don't call me sir, I work for a living mean?
Don't call me sir, I work for a living means used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.
What part of speech is don't call me sir, I work for a living?
Don't call me sir, I work for a living is a phrase.

Words near don't call me sir, I work for a living in the dictionary

  1. don't be a fool, wrap your tool
  2. don't be a stranger
  3. don't be that guy
  4. don't bite the newbie
  5. don't buy green bananas
  6. don't call me sir, I work for a living
  7. don't call us, we'll call you
  8. don't cha
  9. don't change a winning team
  10. don't count your chickens
  11. don't count your chickens before the eggs have hatched

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