taking the juice for free
to fake one’s qualifications for a particular discussion by pretending to know what the other person is talking about (often out of politeness or fear of admitting that one doesn’t get a reference), and then to continue enjoying the benefits of the discussion (including unearned enthusiasm from the other person, who thinks he/she are talking to someone who has something in common with them).
example #1:
person 1: so how about them bruins?
person 2 (not knowing anything about hockey or the bruins): yeah..
person 1 (now excited): you saw the game? it was so good!! i missed the last 15 minutes though!!
person 2 (now deep in a lie): err, yeah. they did great.
person 2 didn’t earn person 1’s enthusiasm (energy/”juice”). they were taking the juice for free.
example #2:
person 1 (pointing at the moon): “that’s no moon. it’s a sp-ce station!”
persons 2 and 3 get the reference and laugh
person 4 (who never saw star wars, doesn’t get the reference, can tell it’s a reference of some kind, but doesn’t want to admit to not knowing the reference, weakly smiles or fake laughs): ah
person 1 (suspicious): are you taking the juice for free?
person 4 (caught): yeah i have no idea what you were talking about
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