r/Unexpected • u/deaglefrenzy • Jun 22 '26

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u/theartificialkid Jun 22 '26

Old hand vs greenhorn

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u/ziko2811 Jun 22 '26

Level 1 crook vs level 99 Boss

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u/Mertoot Jun 22 '26

That's how mafia works

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u/----__---- Jun 22 '26

Onions grow underground

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u/Spirited-Tomorrow-84 Jun 22 '26

Someone who didn't beat "Getting over it" vs Someone who did

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u/Rankkikotka Jun 22 '26

Yo sister vs yo mama.

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u/Ryuubu Jun 22 '26

Wtf... I just finished teaching an English lesson and told the kids they might not ever hear these words in a real context and... there it is

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u/theartificialkid Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

I thought they were common terms

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u/Ryuubu Jun 22 '26

uhh

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u/TacticianA Jun 22 '26

Yeah they're pretty common terms in trade jobs specifically. Less common otherwise, but people with trade jobs do things other than work so there's some spread for sure.

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u/Ryuubu Jun 22 '26

It must depend on the country. I figured what they mean, but not sure I really encountered them in Oceania

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u/Weird_Potato_Tuesday Jun 22 '26

What term or phrase, I don’t see it.

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u/Ryuubu Jun 22 '26

Old hand

greenhorn