Idiom-made Idiot

"Do you know what an idiom is?"
"It's like a phrase that has a double meaning, like when you say 'break a leg' to someone in the theater."
"Oh, that's horrible."
"No, it means 'good luck.'"
"Oh, I get it now."
"Good."
"I have another question."
"Shoot."
"I don't really want to, but if you say so."
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