Meaning:
Used, impolitely, to indicate that the person addressed will have to accept a
particular situation, even if it is unwelcome.
Background:
Examples of this expression crop up from the early 19th century and are presumed
to derive from the belief that pipe-smoking is a good aid to thought.
From Merriam-Webster online:
used to tell someone that he or she must accept what one says is true even
though he or she might not like it or agree with it. "It's a stupid movie."
"Oh really? Well it was just nominated for an Oscar, so put/stick that in
your pipe and smoke it!"
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It's great to learn I was wrong in thinking that the proverb meant "put oneself
in someone's shoes."
Another thought is that tobacco-smoking might not be as bad as it is made out to
be. But this is heresy in this day and age. I have to put that in my pipe and
smoke it.
Meaning:
Used, impolitely, to indicate that the person addressed will have to accept a
particular situation, even if it is unwelcome.
Background:
Examples of this expression crop up from the early 19th century and are presumed
to derive from the belief that pipe-smoking is a good aid to thought.
From Merriam-Webster online:
used to tell someone that he or she must accept what one says is true even
though he or she might not like it or agree with it. "It's a stupid movie."
"Oh really? Well it was just nominated for an Oscar, so put/stick that in
your pipe and smoke it!"
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It's great to learn I was wrong in thinking that the proverb meant "put oneself
in someone's shoes."
Another thought is that tobacco-smoking might not be as bad as it is made out to
be. But this is heresy in this day and age. I have to put that in my pipe and
smoke it.