Meaning of ask how high when someone says jump | Babel Free

Definitions

To obey someone's commands slavishly, without argument.

Examples

“[…] They say jump, you say "how high?"”

“[…] my little brothers and sisters who grew up to go crazy and take drugs and die in car accidents while I managed to not only stay alive but wear a suit every day. And for that reason when the station owners say jump I say how high.”

“Redwood's coaches are living and dying on every play; the players are into it but they're tensely composed, ready to ask how high when a coach says jump.”

“In fact, I would barely start giving my “authority speech” when they would give me that certain look, and with one eyebrow raised, say, “We know, Mom, when our teacher says jump, we say, 'How high?' […]”

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