Explanation: Saying something is for plebes (the slang for plebeians) is to say only the lowly need to do it and if you're of a higher standing then you can ignore it. Proletariats were a higher standing than plebeians in the old order.
M: There was a stop sign - why didn't he stop?!?
L: Stop signs are for plebes - he seemed more proletariat.
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