# Phrases/terms that aggravate the hell out of you **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 26, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894 "2020-10-26T02:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1279
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> [@Jackmannii](#): > > “going down the rabbit hole” Previous thread: > [@"Going down a rabbit hole" - what does that mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-down-a-rabbit-hole-what-does-that-mean-to-you/930517): > > I had an interesting discussion with my wife the other night. She kept using the phrase “down a rabbit hole” in a way that didn’t really make sense to me. She was using it to mean people (like Trumpers) who start believing an alternate reality and then just continue to get sucked further in. Basically a literal interpretation of Alice going down the rabbit hole. My understanding and use of “going down a rabbit hole” is one where you start getting sidetracked by tangents until you are significan… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-terms-that-aggravate-the-hell-out-of-you/923894)._