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I'll get my coat

I'll get my coat phrase: an admission that one has embarrassed oneself and should leave.

Phrase

I'll get my coat

  1. (Internet, UK, humorous) An admission that one has embarrassed oneself and should leave.

Synonyms of I'll get my coat

Origin of I'll get my coat

From a recurring sketch in British 1990s comedy series The Fast Show, in which a character embarrasses himself and announces "I'll get my coat" (pronounced as "me coat") before departing.

Questions about I'll get my coat

What does I'll get my coat mean?
I'll get my coat means an admission that one has embarrassed oneself and should leave.
What part of speech is I'll get my coat?
I'll get my coat is a phrase.

Words near I'll get my coat in the dictionary

  1. I'll be shot
  2. I'll believe it when I see it
  3. I'll bite
  4. I'll call the police
  5. I'll drink to that
  6. I'll get my coat
  7. I'll go to the foot of my stairs
  8. I'll go to the foot of our stairs
  9. I'll go to the foot of the stairs
  10. I'll have you know
  11. I'll leave it up to you

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