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we have ways

A shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.

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  • While the full saying we always use is “We have ways of making you talk,” this is actually a misquote from the movie, The Lives of Bengal Lancer (1935) The actual movie quote was: "Well, gentlemen. We have ways to make men talk." The line was spoken by the evil Mohammed Kahn, played by Douglas Dumbrillea.
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I ask someone if they know where my missing item is. They say they don't know where it is. I then might jokingly reply, "We have ways" (especially if I think they really know where my item is)

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Submitted by TriplePurple on August 25, 2024

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