say when

say when
say when (informal)
Tell me when to stop, specif when pouring a drink
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Main Entry:when

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say when spoken phrase
used for telling someone to tell you when you have given them enough of something, especially food or drink
Thesaurus: brewing, storing and serving drinkshyponym general words for drinkssynonym
Main entry: say

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informal said when helping someone to food or drink to instruct them to indicate when they have enough

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say ˈwhen idiom
used to ask sb to tell you when you should stop pouring a drink or serving food for them because they have enough
Main entry:sayidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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