Don't ask me to own your lack

Lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part. Unknown

If you can't plan ahead and do as much as possible on your end then don't place the burden of your lack on someone else. Really. It is rude, insensitive, and selfish. Additionally, if you dream up some "great idea" and feel the urgency to get it done yesterday then do it yourself and do not place the burden on others. If others have to be involved then breathe and attempt to think clearly instead of forcing others to alter their work or plans for you. Could you be any more selfish?
It's probably fairly obvious that this is one of those things that frustrates me. People are so self-absorbed these days that even their work they put ahead of anyone else's responsibilities. And trying to make someone else own your lack of preparedness is rude. So if you want to wait until last minute or not prepare at all and then come to me seeking assistance you may, or may not, get it. But if you do get it be warned it will be on my timeline not your panic driven one. I'm all about the "can do attitude" but you have to realize that if you want the help of others then you have to do your part as well.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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