hay is for horses

hay is for horses

cliché Used as a humorous or sarcastic retort to someone who has attempted to get one's attention by saying or shouting, "Hey!" A: "Hey, Dad!" B: "Hay is for horses, Billy. Say 'excuse me' if you want my attention."
See also: hay, horse
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • blaze
  • blazes
  • blazing
  • (Do) (you) come here often?
  • it is the pace that kills
  • be there or be square
  • (well) what do you know
  • Why the long face?
  • (someone) went that-a-way
  • hungry