finishing my sandwiches
(Generally: to finish someone's sandwiches). To interrupt a person, assuming incorrectly that you know what he or she is going to say. Inspired by an exchange from Arrested Development:
Michael: It's like we finish each other's...
Lindsay: Sandwiches?
Michael: Sentences. Why would I say...
Lindsay: Sandwiches?
Michael: It's like we finish each other's...
Lindsay: Sandwiches?
Michael: Sentences. Why would I say...
Lindsay: Sandwiches?
Person A: "I think I'd like..."
Person B: "Ice cream?"
Person A: "To go home. Stop finishing my sandwiches."
Person B: "Ice cream?"
Person A: "To go home. Stop finishing my sandwiches."