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Yeah, "convincing a woman"! That's it!
– Gigili
Commented Jul 30, 2012 at 22:47
Some might consider it derogatory, unlike other idioms mentioned.
– Luke_0
Commented Jul 30, 2012 at 23:16
Putting the kettle in the fridge? I fail to see how that fits the criteria.
– Luke_0
Commented Jul 31, 2012 at 17:50
Hey Luke, welcome to English SE. Perhaps it is called a teakettle wherever you come from. Anyway, the point of a kettle is to keep things hot. Putting it in the fridge is kind of pointless. There is a English language SE for people who are new to the language if you would like to look into that.
– J. Walker
Commented Jul 31, 2012 at 18:10

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