Painterly tarnished silver coin balanced above the open door of a small wooden cage.

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Buck Russell

Here's a quarter. Go downtown and have a rat gnaw that thing off your face.

— Uncle Buck • 1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker turns a personal insult into a mock errand, offering a tiny amount of money for an absurdly vicious remedy. The practical wording clashes with the grotesque suggestion. Calling the target 'that thing' adds contempt while leaving the exact feature unspecified.

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