You were watching a cheesy TV drama. Your sister saw you watching it and laughed at you. You know that the show is silly, but you like it anyway, so you say this.
What can I say? It's a guilty pleasure.
What can I say?
"What can I say" is something you say when you don't have any other good response to what someone says. Some situations where you can give this answer include:
- When someone says something really good about you, and you agree but you don't want to brag.
- When someone is really angry about something, but you aren't able to fix their problem.
- When someone criticizes you, and you agree that it's true.
a guilty pleasure
A "guilty pleasure" is something that you like, even though you know it's not good.
"Guilty pleasures" can include unhealthy food or entertainment that gets you hooked but isn't very intelligent.
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