get a life
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"Stop impersonating our manager, stop wasting the time of players and clubs across the non-league game and, quite frankly, get a life."
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
As we get to know the movie’s wiry, chaotic young protagonist, engagingly portrayed by first-time actor Faveau, we expect he’ll get a life education the hard way, as these stories usually offer up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who was reportedly present for the incident, told Gaetz to "get a life," according to the excerpt Maddow read.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
Ms. Thunberg’s response, mocking Mr. Tate’s masculinity and suggesting that he needed to get a life, went viral.
From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
If Bobby can get a place to live, I think, then I can get a life worth living.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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