don't call me sir, I work for a living
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Phrase
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don't
call
me
sir
,
I
work
for
a
living
(
US
,
military
,
idiomatic
,
sometimes
humorous
)
Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.
See also
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sir sandwich
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