I'm rubber, you're glue

I'm rubber, you're glue

A shortening of the phrase "I'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off of me and sticks to you," a childish retort to insults or criticism. A: "You're just a big doo-doo head!" B: "Oh yeah? Well, I'm rubber, you're glue!" A: "This report is pretty sloppy, Dave." B: "I'm rubber and you're glue." A: "Wow, real mature, Dave."
See also: glue
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • sticks and stones
  • (it) takes one to know one
  • it takes one to know one
  • takes one to know one
  • go peddle your papers
  • so's your old lady
  • egg in (one's) beer
  • egg in your beer
  • l'esprit de l'escalier
  • stinger