if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

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What does if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen mean?

If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it.

Where does if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen come from?

Attributed to Harry S. Truman, coined in a newspaper in July 1942.

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