If I ever catch you fibbing again like you did about John Truett, I'll give you something to recuperate about.

5 seconds sound clip from the Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:07:55.526 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- All the lights are out.

- Wouldn't take a minute to turn them on.

- Well, wouldn't that be kind of wasting a minute?

- Yeah. Yeah, I guess it would.

- You know, you've got a mighty strong grip for a boy.

- Here comes the invalid.

- I have to have two kinds of ice cream. I'm recuperating.

- If I ever catch you fibbing again like you did about John Truett, I'll give you something to recuperate about.

- Esther, your ice cream is melting.

- Isn't it?

- Esther, is there anything wrong with you?

- Yes, Mama.

- Roses are red, John's name is Truett, Esther's in love and we always knew it.

- Mama, I refuse to stay here while my sister's humiliated by these ghastly children.

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