sit on a tack | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,colloquial,dated)An expression ofcontemptordismissivenessdirected at someone, particularly in the case of disagreement.I don't care what he thinks! He can justsit on a tack!"Gosit on a tack!" she said, angrily.1920,E. J. Rath, “The Brains of the Family”, inMunsey's Magazine‎[1], volume71, number 2, page281:"From now on, so far as I'm concerned, you cansit on a tack!"1925, George William Cooke, “Joy In My Heart”:And if the Devil doesn't like it, he can sit on a tack!1936,Jack O'Connor, “Easy Mark”, inFiction Parade and Golden Book Magazine, volume III, number 4, page459:"You can sit on a tack!" He wanted to say it bad.2020, Rita Mae Brown, Sneaky Pie Brown,Furmidable Foes: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery‎[2], Bantam Books, page216:"You can sit on a tack," Harry fired back, then laughed, and Susan laughed with her.; Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seesit,‎on,‎a,‎tack.

Examples:

EN: And if the devil doesn't like it, he can sit on a tack.
ES: Y si al demonio no le gusta, que se siente sobre una tachuela.
EN: -sit on a tack.
ES: -Sobre una tachuela.
ES: -Sobre una tachuela.
EN: And if the devil doesn't like it, he can sit on a tack today.
ES: Y si al demonio no le gusta, que se siente sobre una tachuela.
EN: And if the devil doesn't like it He can sit on a tack
ID: Dan jika iblis tak menyukainya Dia boleh duduk di atas tack
EN: And if the devil doesn't like it He can sit on a tack to stay
ID: Dan jika iblis tak menyukainya Dia boleh duduk di atas tack
EN: ♪ He can sit on a tack ♪
ID: ♪ Dia bisa duduk di atas paku ♪

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