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Watch out for deer
Meaning
- A standard parting comment given to anyone driving home at dusk or night. It highlights the real danger of wildlife on rural roads.
Caring, practical
Used in a sentence
- Drive safe and watch out for deer on the back roads tonight.
- It is getting dark, so watch out for deer on your way home.
- Watch out for deer, they have been active near the highway lately.
The backstory
This is born from the reality of rural American driving, where deer collisions are an incredibly common and dangerous occurrence.
Heard in
Midwest, The South
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