I'm rubber, you're glue

English

Alternative forms

• I am rubber, you are glue
• I'm rubber and you're glue

Phrase

(deprecated template usage) I'm rubber, you're glue

1. (childish) Countering an attack on one's character.
   • 1948, Emily Dickinson (unverified), The Atlantic, volume 181, Atlantic Monthly Co., page 61

     “You’re nothing but a — a cheat,” Florence said.

     “I’m rubber, you’re glue, everything you say sticks right back to you,” John said calmly, complete master with all the answers.

Translations

I'm rubber, you're glue

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: not used in Mandarin

• Danish: det man siger er man selv
• Dutch: wat je zegt ben je zelf
• Finnish: se, joka haukkuu, on itse
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• Hungarian: aki mondja másra, az mondja magára
• Romanian: cine zice, ăla este
• Russian: кто пе́рвый обзыва́ется, тот так и называ́ется (kto pérvyj obzyvájetsja, tot tak i nazyvájetsja)
• Swedish: den som sa det, var det

See also

• I know you are but what am I