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''This page is not for phrases that have their own page and spot on the [[Stock Phrases]] index. If it doesn't already have a page, then you stick it here. If it does, then you don't.'' |
''This page is not for phrases that have their own page and spot on the [[Stock Phrases]] index. If it doesn't already have a page, then you stick it here. If it does, then you don't. And if it gets a page, take it off this list.'' |
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* "Don't just stand there, ''do'' something!" |
* "Don't just stand there, ''do'' something!" |
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** Occasionally inverted to "Don't do something, just ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes. |
** Occasionally inverted to "Don't do something, just ''stand'' there!" for comedy purposes. |
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* "Don't just stand there, ''run!''" |
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* "Don't look now, but..." |
* "Don't look now, but..." |
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* "Don't mess with Mother Nature." — Any "nature runs amuck" movie trailer. Or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8 margarine commercials from the 1970s.] |
* "Don't mess with Mother Nature." — Any "nature runs amuck" movie trailer. Or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLrTPrp-fW8 margarine commercials from the 1970s.] |
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