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by EpicEng 2831 days ago
>99% of the time... Serious generalization. More like "a bird in hand".

id·i·om

ˈidēəm/Submit

noun

a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light ).

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"99% of the time" almost never literally means 99% of the time. C'mon, don't be that guy.

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Actually, I AM going to be that guy. I have zero tolerance for people who claim to be experts. You had one experience and used an idiom (incorrectly) to sound smart. So tired of smug upstarts like you.
>So tired of smug upstarts like you.

Yes, no one likes smugness... I'm not the GP if you hadn't noticed, but honestly; don't be that guy.

Same to you.