hash slinger

Meaning: A cook or server in a cheap restaurant, often regarded as rude or inattentive.

Example: “Before becoming a famous chef, he spent ten years as a hash slinger at a truck stop.”

Origin: From the hasty, careless way food was prepared and served in low-end eating establishments, particularly in early 20th-century America.

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chase a rainbow To pursue something that is impossible or unrealistic to attain.
rock the boat To disrupt the status quo or challenge established conventions and rules.

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