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Does Barry Manilow know that you raid his wardrobe?
— Bender • The Breakfast Club
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker disguises a criticism of someone's clothes as a question about raiding another person's wardrobe. The imagined theft makes the comparison pointed without stating the fashion judgment directly. Its sarcastic force comes from pretending that permission, rather than the outfit itself, is the real concern.
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