hold my beer

hold my beer

English

Etymology

Suggesting that the speaker is holding a beer, and needs someone else to hold it in order to engage in a particular act.

Phrase

hold my beer

1. (humorous, imperative, Britain) I am about to start a fight.
2. (humorous, imperative, US) I am about to do something crazy or difficult that will nevertheless be easy for me.
   • 2008, Kiven Hopper, One Hundred and One Dirty Nasty Disgusting Jokes You'll Love Reading, p. 227:

     98% OF AMERICANS SAY 'OH SHIT' BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD. THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM MINNESOTA AND THEY SAY, ‘HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS.

   • 2010, Virginia Alene, Catch And Release, p. 18:

     When he says “Hold my beer and watch this” What he means is “I'm a crazy Redneck and love to show off.”

   • 2016, Tom Phillips et al., "18 Tweets About How America Has Out-Brexited Brexit", Buzzfeed:

     BRITAIN: Brexit is the stupidest, most self-destructive act a country could undertake.
     USA: Hold my beer.