pardon me for living!
(well,) pardon me for living!
An angry, exasperated response to a criticism or rebuke that one feels is unwarranted or unjustified, especially since they believe they did something very minimal or nothing at all. A: "Would you please just sit down and stop getting in my way?" B: "Well, pardon me for living!" You don't need to get so upset, I was just suggesting you ask for directions. Pardon me for living!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Pardon me for living!
Inf. a very indignant response to a criticism or rebuke. Fred: Oh, I thought you had already taken yourself out of here! Sue: Well, pardon me for living! Tom: Butt out, Mary! Bill and I are talking. Mary: Pardon me for living!
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
pardon me for living!
verbSee Well, pardon me for living!
See also: pardon
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (well,) pardon me for existing!
- (well,) pardon me for living!
- exist
- pardon me for doing something
- pardon me for living/breathing/existing/etc.
- Well, pardon me for living!
- pardon
- (well,) pardon me for breathing!
- breathing
- be tired of (something)