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Not really on

Posted by R. Berg on May 18, 2003

In Reply to: Not really on posted by MM on May 18, 2003

:
: Need help:

: "My wife has been slacking on her household duties,
: which is just not really on."

: What does "not really on" mean here?

: Thanks!

That's a way of saying "I find my wife's behavior (slacking . . . ) so outrageous that I can't accept it at all."

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