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save the drama for your mama

save the drama for your mama phrase: refrain from inciting drama (rumor, lying, or an exaggerated reaction to life events).

Phrase

save the drama for your mama

  1. (slang) Refrain from inciting drama (rumor, lying, or an exaggerated reaction to life events).
    • They are gonna get all the play / But when it comes to me, save the drama for your momma1992, Lawrence A. Stanley (editor), Rap, The Lyrics, page 162
    • asks you for ID and the best you can do is your library card, save the drama for your mama and leave quietly.1999, Gabe Fied, Inside New York, page 279
  2. (slang) Synonym of suck it up (with the implication that one's mother is not present to care about one's feelings).
    Synonyms:
    suck it up

Examples of save the drama for your mama in a sentence

  • This corny thing I saw on TV just kind of came to me, so I'm all, "Save the drama for your mama."2002, Dana Johnson, Break Any Woman Down And Other Stories, page 92:
  • You can just save the drama for your mama.2005, Nane Quartay, The Badness, page 207:

Synonyms of save the drama for your mama

Forms of save the drama for your mama

alternative formsave the drama for your momma

Origin of save the drama for your mama

Chosen for the rhyme. First use appears c. 1992. See cite below.

Questions about save the drama for your mama

What does save the drama for your mama mean?
Save the drama for your mama means refrain from inciting drama (rumor, lying, or an exaggerated reaction to life events).
How do you use save the drama for your mama in a sentence?
This corny thing I saw on TV just kind of came to me, so I'm all, "Save the drama for your mama."
What part of speech is save the drama for your mama?
Save the drama for your mama is a phrase.

Words near save the drama for your mama in the dictionary

  1. save states
  2. save the best for last
  3. save the date
  4. save the dates
  5. save the day
  6. save the drama for your mama
  7. save the drama for your momma
  8. save the furniture
  9. save the mark
  10. save up
  11. save versus

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