If you can't 'thing/action X' 'time/space X, when/where can you?
It's really difficult for people to think one thing then immediately pivot to what you think.
Almost without fail there's a sentence which swings and I accidentally use it all the time.
Silly examples
If you can't close a lighthouse for painting during social distancing and winter time, when can you?
If you can't fart while going to the toilet, when can you?
In other words it challenges the person to go 'think of something better' and it's amazing how many people roll over and accept in that moment like no other phrase can.
Real examples might be you want pizza but someone else thinks that's unhealthy...
"If you can't have pizza on a Friday night after a hard week and home cooking all week, when can you?"
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