Idioms, idioms

8th grade girl talk in Advisory:  bring on the sass.

Student A (in reference to an upset student): "Poor thing."  

Student B: "THING!?!  OMG.  You can't call a girl a thing!!" 

Mrs. Malik:  "Poor thing just means pobrecita."  

Student B:  "Ohhhhh.  I was gonna say!!"