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Nobody asked you

Meaning

A sharp, defensive retort used to silence someone who is offering an unsolicited or unwelcome opinion. It is a polite way of telling someone to mind their own business.

Sassy, blunt

Used in a sentence

  • I did not ask for your advice on my cooking, so nobody asked you.
  • When my brother told me I was driving too slow, I just told him nobody asked you.
  • He tried to chime in on the argument, but the manager quickly told him nobody asked you.

The backstory

This phrase likely evolved naturally as a direct verbal shutdown in common social discourse. It is a staple of playground arguments and tense office disputes alike.

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