OXFORD 9000
📚 phrase • entry_id 49289

I know you are but what am I?

Meanings (ES + gloss)
el burro hablando de orejas • el comal le dijo a la olla • mira quién habla
Assertion that an insult made by the party to whom the phrase is directed is actually true of that party, and not of the person using the phrase. Usually considered to be a playground taunt.
At this point Johnny changes tactics and hollers, "I know you are, but what am I?" and the voice echoes, "I know you are, but what am I?"
I know you are but what am I? Jeannie would say out loud, whenever I mouthed a name at her.
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