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take a picture, it will last longer

take a picture, it will last longer phrase: said to scold somebody who is staring at the speaker.

Phrase

take a picture, it will last longer

  1. (informal, sarcastic) Said to scold somebody who is staring at the speaker.
    • Byron wasn't aware he was staring as long as he was. His manager saw him and gathered all the girls behind the counter together and had them stare at Byron. Finally she said, "Byron, take a picture; it will last longer." Byron was startled out of his daydream and the girls all laughed at him.2004, Steve L. Case, The Youth Worker's Big Book of Case Studies

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Questions about take a picture, it will last longer

What does take a picture, it will last longer mean?
Take a picture, it will last longer means said to scold somebody who is staring at the speaker.
What part of speech is take a picture, it will last longer?
Take a picture, it will last longer is a phrase.

Words near take a picture, it will last longer in the dictionary

  1. take a number
  2. take a page out of someone's book
  3. take a page out of someone's playbook
  4. take a pew
  5. take a picture
  6. take a picture, it will last longer
  7. take a picture, it'll last longer
  8. take a pill
  9. take a piss
  10. take a pitch
  11. take a powder

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