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Someone with little technical knowledge who gives a review of a product or service would say this phrase.
They would feel as if they are handing out good advice to people; But in reality they dont have the experience or analytical ability to give a detailed review.
John: "How is your new camera?"
Bill: "it does exactly what it says on the tin"
John has no idea whether the camera is good or not. He just knows that it takes photos.
If Bill had more technical knowledge, he would have given more useful information.
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For those who spend money restoring or repairing a piece of shit.
dude, you spend how much on that piece of shit car? talk about chrome plating a rubbish tin?
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The same as the original shit tins, meaning a vast quantity of a given item with the preffix 'ye olde' indicating someting from days gone by.
Lets be honest, it just sounds better!
phwor, you're gonna need ye olde shit tins of gaffa tape to fix that!
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A sex position in which the women fucks a man, hard, as if she was a feline on a hot tin roof. real sexy like.
"Sweetie, lets now perform the act known as cat on a hot tin roof," cried Miguel.
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The label on the item in question is self descriptive, and leaves no doubt as to what is contained in the package.
"Tin" refers to what they call "cans" in England.
"This label says 'fireworks'. What's in the box?" "Exactly what it says on the tin.
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a disease affecting human beings and apes where the eater can die.
"Fuck me, I think I've got eating out of the tin disease from that can of tuna"
Craig Stewart 20/01/2005
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1. describing an extremely slow moving action
Ever since Uncle Otis had his hip operation, full speed for him is like shit through a tin horn.
The road construction up ahead is causing traffic to move like shit through a tin horn.
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