get a life

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get a life

Meaning | Synonyms

• to stop wasting a lot of time in useless or boring or trivial works
• to do something better or act responsibly
• a way to ask someone to mind their own business or life
• to advise someone to start living a better life
• used to ask a boring person to do something exciting

Generally used as a taunt to stop wasting time or stop spending excessive time on something.

Example Sentences

1. You are working over 100 hours a week, dude, get a life!
2. Why do you always have to interrupt with whatever I do? Just get a life!
3. What do you mean, not going to the party this week too? You really need to get a life.
4. Get a life dude! How long are you planning to stay in your room playing games?
5. Being hardworking is a great thing. But this is as if you are turning into a machine! Seriously, go get a life!
6. Gian, you need to get a life and stop bullying kids around you.

Origin

The true origin of the phrase ‘Get a life’ is unknown. However, according to the records, the phrase came to use only in the late 20^th century. The first noted usage of the phrase ‘get a life’ was in an article in 1983 Washington post, which went as quoted below:

“Gross me out, I mean, Valley Girl was, like, ohmigod, it was last year, fer sure! I mean, get a life! Say what?”

Assorted, Life, Speech