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not here to fuck spiders

not here to fuck spiders phrase: used to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.

Phrase

not here to fuck spiders

  1. (Australia, vulgar) Used to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.
    • The big double gates of the holding paddock were swung open. Cattle bellowed, whips cracked, voices shouted out. Pat rode up to Alex. 'Come on, boyo, come on, we're not here to fuck spiders.' Alex grinned at him and cracked his whip.1997, Beverly Harper, chapter 7, in Edge of the Rain (ebook), Pan Macmillan Australia, published 2009, →ISBN
    • 'What are you doing here, Novik?' 'Well I'm not here to fuck spiders, Karylon. I'm here for you, of course.'2012, Maree Anderson, Lightning Rider

Questions about not here to fuck spiders

What does not here to fuck spiders mean?
Not here to fuck spiders means used to indicate one has serious business to pursue and should not be wasting time.
What part of speech is not here to fuck spiders?
Not here to fuck spiders is a phrase.

Words near not here to fuck spiders in the dictionary

  1. not have both oars in the water
  2. not have the faintest
  3. not have the faintest idea
  4. not have the first idea
  5. not here for a haircut
  6. not here to fuck spiders
  7. not hit a cow's arse with a banjo
  8. not if I see you first
  9. not if, but when
  10. not in a million
  11. not in a million years

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