"you had one job" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: On the Web, the phrase is heavily associated with FAIL image macros. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} you had one job
  1. An expression used when someone had only one simple job to do but still failed it
    Sense id: en-you_had_one_job-en-phrase-Y~jd1bcT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Image of a T-shirt with an image of Africa labeled \"Asia\"",
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