Read the fucking manual!
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read the fucking manual
rude slang An exclamation of frustration and exasperation directed at someone who has asked a question or series of questions that have already been answered in the manual for something. Would you stop asking such boneheaded questions and just read the fucking manual? I don't have time to hold your hand on every project we do. I don't understand how you could be having so many problems installing the software. Read the fucking manual, dude.
See also: fucking, manual, read
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
Read the fucking manual!
and RTFM exclam. & comp. abb. Simply read the manual and stop asking someone else to explain it to you! (Usually objectionable.) Why should I write you a how-to book? RTFM!
See also: fucking, read
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
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- RTFM
- RTFF
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- RTFI