Timeline for Phrase meaning whoever is buying can choose
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| Jun 5, 2016 at 1:21 | answer | added | ChrisW | timeline score: 0 | |
| S Apr 25, 2016 at 7:02 | history | suggested | URB |
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| Mar 1, 2016 at 9:20 | comment | added | A.S. | "Surprise me" might be too specific, but certainly frequently used by women and since you are already putting yourself in the follower's position, you might as well take it to the logical conclusion and confuse your buddy to the fullest. "Your choice/you pick" are clear and unambiguous. The connection between him buying a round and hence choosing your beer is extremely dubious and is indicative of some weird, unfamiliar (to me) dynamics between lads. @tristan "buyers choice" seems to apply when the buyer is the consumer or when it's said by the seller-neither of which is not the case here. | |
| Feb 29, 2016 at 22:46 | answer | added | Arif Burhan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 29, 2016 at 19:40 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | @tristan said friend would likely not stick around long enough for you to finish that elaborated sentence. The finest Keystone for you, sir. | |
| Feb 29, 2016 at 15:44 | comment | added | Qwerky |
Within my group of friends we have a phrase random ale for this which has become a bit of an in joke. "What do you want?", "Pint of Random Ale please."
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| Feb 29, 2016 at 5:02 | comment | added | Jonathan Allan | In this exact situation I might say "surprise me", as long as the friend is not of a malicious bent. | |
| Feb 29, 2016 at 2:14 | comment | added | MonkeyZeus | I will usually go for I'm good with whatever you're feeling. | |
| Feb 29, 2016 at 1:47 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/704120882118205441 | ||
| Feb 29, 2016 at 1:03 | vote | accept | Mark B | ||
| Feb 28, 2016 at 18:36 | comment | added | stannius | I'm reminded of "I'll buy, you fly" and "He who has the gold, makes the rules", but neither answers the question. (I comment with them on the off chance it triggers someone else to think of an appropriate phrase.) | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 17:53 | comment | added | 89c3b1b8-b1ae-11e6-b842-48d705 | "Dealer's choice" kind of makes sense, but "buyer's choice" would have been more direct. "Whatever you're having" is more direct, but so is "I have decided that I will trust your judgment on what to purchase as you are the one using the currency in exchange for goods and/or services, friend." | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 16:26 | comment | added | Drew | "The customer is always right." | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 13:32 | answer | added | TimR | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 12:28 | history | protected | Matt E. Эллен | ||
| Feb 28, 2016 at 12:11 | answer | added | NVZ♦ | timeline score: 2 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 10:56 | answer | added | deadrat | timeline score: 14 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 9:04 | answer | added | Elian | timeline score: 21 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 8:44 | answer | added | user140086 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 8:39 | comment | added | BiscuitBoy | Btw, I haven't come across "Dealer's choice" as a response to the given context. Could you add some details about the phrase to your question? Is that chiefly a British/American usage? | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 8:35 | answer | added | BiscuitBoy | timeline score: 28 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 8:35 | answer | added | ringo | timeline score: 17 | |
| Feb 28, 2016 at 8:26 | history | asked | Mark B | CC BY-SA 3.0 |