| 词组 | ask a stupid question, and you'll get a stupid answer |
| 释义 | (redirected from ask a stupid question, and you'll get a stupid answer)ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answerIf one asks a strange or nonsensical question, the listener will probably respond with a similarly strange or nonsensical answer. A: "What the heck are you talking about? All I did was ask if you think I should dress my cat up for Halloween!" B: "Well, ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer!" ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answerAlso, ask a silly question. Your query doesn't deserve a proper answer, as in Am I hungry? ask a stupid question! One authority believes this idiom is a variant of ask me no questions and I'll tell you no fibs, which appeared in Oliver Goldsmith's play She Stoops to Conquer (1773) and was frequently repeated thereafter. [Early 1800s] |
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