don't know whether to eat it or rub it on

don't know whether to eat it or rub it on
don't know whether to eat it or rub it on
Rur. do not know what to do with something. (Used to describe a kind of food one does not recognize or that looks unusual.) (Also with

doesn't

.

Don't

used with all persons is folksy.) •

That sure was a fancy dessert Mary served. I didn't know whether to eat it or rub it on.

What kind of sauce is this? I don't know whether to eat it or rub it on!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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