On Dec 30, 6:08 pm, Elko T  wrote:
>
> But do they use the short form? I'd think they'd use the full form
"Get a job,
> get a clue, get a life" to address a hippie, while just "get
a life" is almost
> the same as "get laid". Or maybe I'm wrong in my understanding here?
That's a usage I've never encountered.  Maybe it has come to mean that
in some circles that I'm not familiar with, but if so it is a pretty
recent development for a phrase that has been around for at least 30
or 40 years - very different from how it was used for most of that
time.
Regards,
Joe
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