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let George do it

let George do it proverb: let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit.

Proverb

let George do it

  1. (US, dated) Let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit.

Origin of let George do it

Sometimes explained as derived from French laissez faire à Georges, a satirical reference to the multiform activities of Cardinal Georges d'Amboise (1460–1510), but this is unlikely. Alternatively explained as a reference to Pullman porters, who were generically known as George.

Questions about let George do it

What does let George do it mean?
Let George do it means let someone else incur the cost of achieving the shared benefit.
What part of speech is let George do it?
Let George do it is a proverb.

Words near let George do it in the dictionary

  1. let crazy stick its dick in you
  2. let down
  3. let drive
  4. let fluffy off the chain
  5. let fly
  6. let George do it
  7. let go
  8. let go and let God
  9. let go by the run
  10. let he who is without sin cast the first stone
  11. let her rip

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