MEME REFERENCE

Could you not ___ for 5 MINUTES

Use to beg someone or something to pause one relentless, irritating behavior for even a very short time.

What it expresses

Accumulated frustration reduces the request to five minutes of relief.

Example

The group chat has turned every topic into the same argument all day, so you ask whether it can not do that for five minutes.

When not to use it

The behavior occurred once and stopped immediately after a polite request; there is no relentless pattern behind the exasperation.

• could you not
• five minutes
• recurring annoyance
• please stop