Thread: "Where do you get off....?"

Originally Posted by kidkboom

Man 1: "I just got a job in a big budget movie in Hollywood."
Man 2: "Where'd you get a sweet gig like that??"

(literal answer would be "Hollywood;" he's already said that. But Man 2 is switching "where" and "how" in this example. What he means is "How (did you manage) to get a sweet gig like that??" )

Hmmm... doesn't really answer the "where'd you get off" question, but I suggest that in the example given by kidkboom, Man 2's "where" really means у кого, not где or как.