Meaning of this is why we can't have nice things | Babel Free

Definitions

Expressing reproach when somebody harms or damages something.

humorous

Examples

“"This is why we can't have nice things," said Dorrie's father, breaking into her thoughts. "Like appliances." Dorrie glanced over at the corner of the ballroom-declared-kitchen to see him lifting several tacks out of a pot of clam chowder with a slotted spoon.”

“This is why we can't have nice things, darling / Because you break them, I had to take them away / This is why we can't have nice things, honey, oh / Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? / This is why we can't have nice things”

“"This is why we can't have nice things," said a Mountain to a man, "You don't yet respect the impermanence of living ...and the permanence of life."”

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