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2021-10-25 06:10
(to be) a moaning Minnie phrase
A person who is irritating because they are always making complaints, usually about trivial things.
I hate to be a moaning Minnie, but this was the worst hotel I've ever stayed in!
I can't believe a poised man like John has now become such a moaning Minnie.
Being a moaning Minnie has caused him to lose respect from surrounding people.
The term was first used in a military context and alluded to firearms or sirens rather than to people.
Do you see anything wrong?
If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.
You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.
