put that in your pipe and smoke it
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Take that decisive information or outcome and live with it! I pay your wages, and I'll say whether you can go on your break or not, so put that in your pipe and smoke it. Ha! I told you my team would win. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
Fig. Inf. See how you like that!; It is final, and you have to live with it. Well, I'm not going to do what you want, so put that in your pipe and smoke it! I'm sick of you, and I'm leaving. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Take that information and give it some thought, as in I'm quitting at the end of the week-put that in your pipe and smoke it. This term alludes to the thoughtful appearance of many pipe smokers. [Colloquial; early 1800s]
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
put that in your pipe and smoke it
You say put that in your pipe and smoke it to tell someone that they must accept what you have said, even if they do not like it. As for rules, the only person who makes rules in this house is me. So she can put that in her pipe and smoke it.
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
put that in your pipe and smoke it
used to indicate that someone should accept what has been said, even if it is unwelcome. informal 1947 W. Somerset Maugham Creatures of Circumstance I'm engaged to her, so put that in your pipe and smoke it.
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
put ˈthat in your pipe and smoke it
(informal) used after telling somebody an unpleasant fact or truth, to say that they should accept it: I’m not giving you any more money to spend on that car. So put that in your pipe and smoke it!See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
exclam. Take that!; See how you like that! You are the one who made the error, and we all know it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
put that in your pipe and smoke it
Take that and think about it; digest that if you can. This term alludes to the frequent appearance of pipe smokers as thoughtful and/or contemplative. The term has been current since the early nineteenth century. R. H. Barham used it in The Lay of St. Odille (1840): “For this you’ve my word, and I never yet broke it. So put that in your pipe, my Lord Otto, and smoke it.”
See also: and, pipe, put, smoke, that
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
- Put that in your pipe and smoke it!
- screwage
- cherry ripe
- hash pipe
- bowl up
- pipe away
- see how the wind is blowing
- see which way the wind blows
- see which way the wind is blowing
- see, etc. how the land lies