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You couldn’t buy her, though, that’s what’s killing you, isn’t it? Steff? That’s it, Steff. She thinks you’re shit. And deep down, you know she’s right.
— Pretty in Pink • 1986
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
This is a blunt put-down aimed at someone who assumes money can get anything. The speaker says the sore point is that a certain person can't be bought and sees Steff as worthless, and adds that Steff privately knows that judgment is fair.
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