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Hey, what's some British Slang for 'act like a responsible adult'?

We're translating some of our traing for the UK. Their weapon system has a different number of missiles, the tubes are painted differently, the sailors have different uniforms, the subs a different configuration. Noting all that, i came across the avatar telling the learner, "But you won't panic, because you put your big boy pants on, today."

I doubt that '...your long trousers on, today,' will convey quite the same meaning.
 
Keith&Co. said:
Hey, what's some British Slang for 'act like a responsible adult'?

We're translating some of our traing for the UK. Their weapon system has a different number of missiles, the tubes are painted differently, the sailors have different uniforms, the subs a different configuration. Noting all that, i came across the avatar telling the learner, "But you won't panic, because you put your big boy pants on, today."

I doubt that '...your long trousers on, today,' will convey quite the same meaning.
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I have certainly heard 'big boy pants' used in the same context in the UK, though it's notable that in the UK, 'pants' means 'underwear' and not 'trousers', which makes the phrase rather more humorous IMO.

Indeed, it's that increased level of humour that makes me wonder whether this is an originally British phrase co-opted by Americans, rather than an originally American idiom. (But I am far too lazy to look it up).
 
Allow me … per google, you may be right:

WORKERS on a North Sea oil rig were told to put on their "big-boy pants" or quit if they were afraid of going on a helicopter - just days before four people died in a crash.
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Downtown, there is a building that once hosted my wife's doctor's office, and a VA office for mental health issues. The building was originally two separate structures, now connected thru a long hallway that slopes, a ramp between one building's 1st floor, and the other building's 2nd.
The one time i was there, an individual was walking down the ramp, adjusting the art on the walls so that the frames were aligned to the handrail, about the angle of a ski slope.
Ten feet behind him, another individual was pacing the first, moving the pictures back to vertical.
Every so often, thry nodded to each other.

I had a meeting today, with three other companies' contractors, and the Navy, discussing implementing the changes this same group approved a month ago.
We already decided to do this. All of it.
Last month we all understood the proposed change, the scope of change, the affected systems....today was only supposed to be a 'when' discussion. Not why. Why was established, motherfuckers. It's too goddamned late for why. Why is surplus to needs.
You Were Here When Why Was Explained. And APPROVED.

SHUT YOUR GODDAMNED PIE-HOLES, YOU NARCISSISTIC FANS OF YOUR OWN NASAL SPEAKING VOICES!

They added an hour, easy. Questions, discussion, further questions, "can you ho back to screen 23?"

I added maybe two minutes. No one (except you, now) knows why, but when the guy who chaired the meeting asked if there were any other concerns, i said, "We need a ramp. And some landscapes." Then refused further comment.
 
Keith&Co. said:
Downtown, there is a building that once hosted my wife's doctor's office, and a VA office for mental health issues. The building was originally two separate structures, now connected thru a long hallway that slopes, a ramp between one building's 1st floor, and the other building's 2nd.
The one time i was there, an individual was walking down the ramp, adjusting the art on the walls so that the frames were aligned to the handrail, about the angle of a ski slope.
Ten feet behind him, another individual was pacing the first, moving the pictures back to vertical.
Every so often, thry nodded to each other.
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That sounds like a couple GS-12 pay grade government employees trying to fill their eight hours to justify their jobs. Obviously essential workers.
 
skepticalbip said:
Keith&Co. said:
Downtown, there is a building that once hosted my wife's doctor's office, and a VA office for mental health issues. The building was originally two separate structures, now connected thru a long hallway that slopes, a ramp between one building's 1st floor, and the other building's 2nd.
The one time i was there, an individual was walking down the ramp, adjusting the art on the walls so that the frames were aligned to the handrail, about the angle of a ski slope.
Ten feet behind him, another individual was pacing the first, moving the pictures back to vertical.
Every so often, thry nodded to each other.
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That sounds like a couple GS-12 pay grade government employees trying to fill their eight hours to justify their jobs. Obviously essential workers.
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The "Administrative Officer". Either let me telework or so help me god all make you all wish you were never born.
 
skepticalbip said:
Keith&Co. said:
Downtown, there is a building that once hosted my wife's doctor's office, and a VA office for mental health issues. The building was originally two separate structures, now connected thru a long hallway that slopes, a ramp between one building's 1st floor, and the other building's 2nd.
The one time i was there, an individual was walking down the ramp, adjusting the art on the walls so that the frames were aligned to the handrail, about the angle of a ski slope.
Ten feet behind him, another individual was pacing the first, moving the pictures back to vertical.
Every so often, thry nodded to each other.
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That sounds like a couple GS-12 pay grade government employees trying to fill their eight hours to justify their jobs. Obviously essential workers.
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Back when I worked at Lockheed in the 80's there were a bunch of old, low energy guys who had long outlived their usefulness to the company, but apparently they had seniority and/or connections, so they managed to keep their salary and employment. They were just hanging on until their pension matured. If you looked at the org charts, they would be in a box connected directly to a manager, with the title of "Special Assignment". From what I could tell, their "special assignment" was to assign conference rooms, rearrange chairs, desks and file cabinets, order name tags and business cards for new employess, cite people for messy desks, inappropriate desk materials, etc. But mostly sitting at their desk nodding off and shuffling papers. Stuff a low performing kid out of high school could do. That was my first real experience with corporate waste, bloat and politics. All those rumors I heard as a kid were true afterall.
 
thebeave said:
skepticalbip said:
Keith&Co. said:
Downtown, there is a building that once hosted my wife's doctor's office, and a VA office for mental health issues. The building was originally two separate structures, now connected thru a long hallway that slopes, a ramp between one building's 1st floor, and the other building's 2nd.
The one time i was there, an individual was walking down the ramp, adjusting the art on the walls so that the frames were aligned to the handrail, about the angle of a ski slope.
Ten feet behind him, another individual was pacing the first, moving the pictures back to vertical.
Every so often, thry nodded to each other.
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That sounds like a couple GS-12 pay grade government employees trying to fill their eight hours to justify their jobs. Obviously essential workers.
Click to expand...
Back when I worked at Lockheed in the 80's there were a bunch of old, low energy guys who had long outlived their usefulness to the company, but apparently they had seniority and/or connections, so they managed to keep their salary and employment. They were just hanging on until their pension matured. If you looked at the org charts, they would be in a box connected directly to a manager, with the title of "Special Assignment". From what I could tell, their "special assignment" was to assign conference rooms, rearrange chairs, desks and file cabinets, order name tags and business cards for new employess, cite people for messy desks, inappropriate desk materials, etc. But mostly sitting at their desk nodding off and shuffling papers. Stuff a low performing kid out of high school could do. That was my first real experience with corporate waste, bloat and politics. All those rumors I heard as a kid were true afterall.
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Damn! Where do I apply?
 
Once again, they post a hike for No Moon hike to Arizona Hot Springs. The description says swimsuits optional. Make up your mind!
 
Two people in the store tonight when i got something for dinnerr. Woman a little younger than me pushing the cart, loading it. Guy about my dad's age following behind her, picking stuff off the shelf. 'We could get this!'
'No,' she says wiyhout looking. He put it back.
About the fourth thing she turned down, he complained. 'You're not even looking!'
'If you were ABLE to make good shopping decisions,' she snarled, 'I wouldn't BE here.' Then she threw the bag of rice cakes into thhe cart. And i don't mean, 'they then acquired rice cakes.'
 
They just restocked the vending machines and i got a turkey sandwich for lunch.
It was nice and fresh. SO fresh, the lettuce layer was still crispy!

I was two bites into the sandwich before i realized there's no lettuce in this thing. None.
The crisp is from the fact that it's about zero point two degrees outside and the thingly sliced turkey froze fucking solid on the delivery truck. It was actually thawing in the fridge.
 
Oh, lord.
Coworker's daughter just got home from school and announced, "I'm a lesbian!"
Mom: No, you're not. (Not that mom CARES, just doesn't think her 2nd grade daughter really knows what a lesbian is.)
Daughter: Yes i am. It means i like girls.
Mom: Not the way you're thinking. It means you like girls more than you like boys.
Daughter (2nd grade): I DO like girls more than i like boys.
Mom: NOT THAT WAY! It means you want to marry a girl instead of a boy.
Daughter: I can do that!?!?!
 
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