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Idiom: Nuke The Fridge

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nukethefridge

Meanings

From a scene in the 2008 film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, where the main character survives a nuclear detonation by hiding in a lead-lined refrigerator.

To suddenly include a strange or illogical event, often leading to radical and often disappointing changes to the narrative of the film.

Example Sentences

1
When she told me her plan to nuke the fridge, I thought she was kidding.
2
I was so hungry that I could almost nuke the fridge.
3
He always exaggerates his hunger by saying he could nuke the fridge.
4
After a long day at work, all I want to do is go home and nuke the fridge.
5
I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to nuke the fridge just to prove a point.

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