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Yeah, we saw this really interesting website about marriage and how totally unnecessary it is, and how it's just a way for the government to keep tabs on you.
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Yeah, big brother.
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Keep tabs on.
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To carefully watch someone, or something, in order to learn what that person, or thing, is doing.
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Examples.
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Shouldn't you be at the library, forcing people to borrow books?
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Leslie, you and I both know that the library closes at 3 p .m.
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Of course it does.
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Besides, I'd like to keep tabs on Ron.
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So you can ruin his life?
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So I can have fun with him.
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And sometimes ruining his life can be a part of that, sure.
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He got fired?
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He disobeyed his superior officer under fire.
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It's like he wasn't executed.
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How do you know about it?
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You're keeping tabs on him?
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Girls talk.
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I'm having a great time.
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You know how before you said it might be weird, the whole student -teacher thing?
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And to be frank, I thought it would be too, but it's not.
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I mean, it's not at all. To be frank.
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Used to introduce a statement, which is your honest opinion, especially when the person you are talking to might not like it.
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To be honest.
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Examples.
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We've had some setbacks.
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Paying out to Chuck's estate.
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That is part of it.
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And to be frank, the firm's reputation is not what it was.
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I'm not neighbor Kinski right now.
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I'm business Kinski.
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So I'm going to be frank.
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You don't have a pot to pee -pee in right now and the whole neighborhood knows it.
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What's it going to be?
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What if I had taken that job at Merrill Lynch?
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What?
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Merrill Lynch?
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Yeah, I had a massage client who worked there and he said I had a knack for stocks.
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Well, why didn't you take the job?
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Have a knack for to have a special skill, talent, or aptitude.
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If you have a knack for doing something, you do it well.
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Examples.
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Your opponent is legendarily stupid, and I found it in pretty hard, but you have a knack for this.
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I'm running Congressman Murray's re -election bid, Ohio 19.
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I need someone to coordinate out of D .C.
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Want to do it?
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Oh, my God.
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You do a great Chandler.
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Yeah, I have a knack for impressions.
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Well, maybe after we get reacquainted, uh, you could do me.
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Yeah, no!
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I guess I have a, uh, a guy problem.
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Is it the same thing that Chandler had?
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Look, uh, just, just come back later.
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We'll get everything squared away and you can come back later. To square away.
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To finish dealing with a piece of work or a problem to complete all the necessary arrangements.
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Examples.
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Look, you can give that kind of thing to your wife or your girlfriend, but it's a little bit different when it's your teacher, okay?
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Everything's squared away.
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Ms. Clark, sorry for the trouble.
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Let me just square all this stuff away, okay?
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And then I will see you there.
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Good.
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I'm sorry that I lied to you before.
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You were right.
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Ralph and I were an item, but we're not anymore.
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Oh, really?
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Yeah, you don't, me. Be an item.
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If two people are an item, they are having a romantic relationship.
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Examples.
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Were she and Clark ever an item?
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Oh, I think for a minute, but...
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It's funny, I never thought she'd fall for the farm boy type.
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Why do you think it was weird, Gabe?
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Maybe because you and Aaron used to be an item?
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I still wear Aaron's button dance around the condo sometimes, so it feels to me like we're still in a relationship.
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Look, I know I've been giving you a lot of jabs, and it's partly because I'm very protective of Lizzie,
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and partly because, well, they just keep coming to me.
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Give jabs or take a jab at to make a mocking, sarcastic, insulting remark
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or criticism to criticize examples well no wonder she took a
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jab at you what what do you mean why look tess
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brown never lets reality get in the way of an unbelievable story that's accurate you can explain it
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if it makes you feel any better i don't get it either you hear
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that if i wanted someone to take jabs at me i'd still be married
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not this story again can we not i mean after all
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we've been through i just you know i wish had a brother to reciprocate.
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Hey, if you ever want to go out with Monica, you have my blessing. And mine. To reciprocate.
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To share the same feelings as someone else.
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Or to behave in the same way as someone else.
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To give, feel, etc. in return.
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Examples.
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Well, I'm about to be the mother of your child, which means a lot of responsibility and little time for myself.
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So if I'm going to get you out of this mess, you have to reciprocate.
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OK.
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When the baby cries in the middle of the night, you're going to get up without saying one word.
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How did this happen?
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Maybe little Sebastian got upset because he tried to share his true feelings with someone, and they didn't reciprocate.
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Pheebs, I have to ask you.
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Shh.
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I'm swamped right now.
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You're just staring into space.
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Um, I'm trying to move that pencil. Be swamped.
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To be very busy and have a lot of work.
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To be overwhelmed.
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Examples.
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Hi.
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What's going on?
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Oh, um, my babysitter canceled.
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Oh, Lynette, I'm so swamped today.
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My house is a mess, and I've got millions of errands to run.
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I know.
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I know.
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I can't.
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Sorry, but I've already booked you.
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Can't what?
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I'm swamped.
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You got it!
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We're going to be brothers -in -law.
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Come here.
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And we're going to be friends again.
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What?
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Water under the bridge.
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Forget it.
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I'm kidding.
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Water under the bridge.
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problems that someone has had in the past
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that they do not worry about because they happened a long time ago and cannot now be changed
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Examples Your grandmother left you some money and never knew
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that There was a coin collection from your uncle I sold the coins and kept the money Water under the bridge Jay,
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it's so nice to see you Is it?
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Oh, why wouldn't it be?
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Well Oh, that was a long time ago Water under the bridge, we're good Oh, that's great.
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Spring break, 81.
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In 1981, you were 13.
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So I was.
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I drove down, sold T -shirts, had a blast.
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And you know who knows how to party?
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Drunk college chicks. Have a blast.
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To have a great time.
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To have a lot of fun.
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To have a wonderful, fun, enjoyable experience.
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Examples.
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Look, I've had a blast being a witch.
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I like the spells.
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Like the potions.
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I'm even getting used to orbing, but, God, I've just had enough.
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Thank you again for last night.
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What a great party.
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And the guys from work had a blast.
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You know, one of them had never been to a bachelor party before, and another one had never been to a party before.
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So, have you decided on a band for the wedding?
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Because, you know, I'm kind of musical.
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Yeah, Phoebe, honey, she just got engaged a couple hours ago.
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I doubt she's even had time to think about it.
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Well, speaking of chiming in, remember the time you burned down my apartment?
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Yeah, you're on your own.
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didn't give you her number Robin care to chime in with
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anything yes time for plan B anyone feel free to chime
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in okay guys the candy is coming I just need another 15 minutes for the chocolate to cool All right, everybody, just be quiet, be quiet,
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be quiet, pipe, pipe, pipe, pipe down.
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What's the matter with you people?
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Pipe down, an informal idiom that means to stop talking, be quiet, or reduce noise.
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It's often used as a command or request to someone who is being loud or overly talkative.
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Examples.
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I see what's happening.
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I bring out your insecurities in a way that exacerbates an already borderline codependent relationship with your ex -husband.
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Oh, it exacerbates it.
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Stay calm.
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Pipe down, Jeff.
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Just be happy that you're here.
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These people are my coworkers.
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Were your coworkers?
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Bradley fired you, remember?
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Yeah, and Maria killed him eight hours later.
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He might not have told anyone, so pipe down.
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We don't need people thinking that we've put the knife into Maria's hands.
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Yep, from now on it's going to be the four of you guys and me and the missus.
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The little woman, the wife, the old ball and chain.
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Old?
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The young, hot ball and chain.
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Much better.
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The old ball and chain, a jocular but disparaging term for a person's spouse or significant other who is thought to stifle the person in some way,
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typically said of a wife or girlfriend.
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Examples Maybe there's somebody who owes you a favor?
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Oh no!
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I don't need no favors from him.
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Okay.
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Oh, well, um, Liz Faire's passing through town.
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She likes a good charity.
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But we'll talk later when the old ballin' chain isn't around.
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Count me in, dudes.
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I am in serious need of some bro time.
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Old ballin' chain's been a lot more chained than Paul lately.
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You got it!
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She comes in early to eat her breakfast at her desk.
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That's kind of sad.
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Yeah, well, Betty's kind of sad.
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Which is why I believe I can lure her away with these chocolates.
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Now, while I distract her, you go in the office.
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Got it.
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Let's roll. And it's in Chicago.
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Ah, that close.
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It was almost perfect.
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Actually, there are a couple cool places in here.
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Let's go look at him.
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Now?
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Let's roll.
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Okay.
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So, uh, they got the new handguns in.
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You want to check them out?
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Totally. Of course.
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Oh, I see what happened.
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I thought he was talking to me.
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And he clearly was.
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Chop, chop, Ted.
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Let's roll.
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Pull down the port.
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I kind of, uh, have something else planned for you guys.
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Do you mind telling us what it is?
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Sorry, I'm kind of keeping this one on the QT.
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Well, whatever it is, I hope it involves winking.
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Keep on the QT.
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To keep something a secret or private, or to do something in a quiet or clandestine way.
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The phrase uses QT as an informal abbreviation for the word quiet.
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Examples.
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FYI, I'm starting my own paper company, looking to poach some chumps.
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You in?
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Yes.
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Cool.
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Let's keep this on the QT, okay?
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I want you to be a dead mama -jama.
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Great.
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Darcy's out.
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Says who?
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Arthur's girl told me on the QT.
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She said he was in his office crying.
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You want to get him out of the cupboards?
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Uh -huh.
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Wow, you are really fast.
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It bodes well for me that speed impresses you.
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bode well to be a sign
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that something good will happen in the future used to show
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or suggest that future developments or events will be good
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or favorable examples you you realize
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that we are trying to decide whether drastic steps need to
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be taken look i'm sorry i didn't know well the point is
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that this doesn't exactly bode well for your branch yes she stays in your life that's how family works
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but there's nothing good about her untrue she's 66 and still hot
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that bodes well for me well maybe you can cut me some slack i'm sort of in love i'm sorry
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but that's that's really not my problem i'm in love with you well
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that brings me in the loop a little in the loop to be aware of information about a particular matter.
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Informal.
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Examples.
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Like how the government got him in the first place.
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Uh, I don't really know.
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I wasn't in the loop.
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Well, you need to get in the loop and fast, because our demon was a little more powerful than we expected, and I'd like to know why.
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Oh yeah, so we'll just do that later.
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No, I don't do it now.
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Yeah, what's up, Tim?
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Uh, well, it's about athlete.
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I'm sorry.
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Do I have to be on this part of the phone call?
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I'd love to be in the loop, David.
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Okay, go ahead, Jim.
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This is James Bond's tux?
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Oh, I have to get married in James Bond's tux.
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It's a pretty cool tux.
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It's not just that.
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I would be England's most powerful weapon.
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A jet -setting heartbreaker on Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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Jet setting.
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Used to describe people who are rich and successful and who have a luxurious lifestyle.
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A wealthy and fashionable person who travels widely and frequently for pleasure.
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Examples.
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Trust me, network and studio executives want to think you're out there jet -setting, rubbing shoulders with television stars and chorus girls.
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You should be talking to clients ringside.
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Come on, Clark, you of all people should know that everyone has their secrets.
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Besides, it's not that much of a stretch to think that a jet -setting billionaire might have a little habit to hide.
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You do me a favor, when she comes out, could you just mention that I'm not looking for a serious relationship?
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That'd be great.
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What?
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Are you kidding?
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Just casually slip it in, you know, lay the groundwork.
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Heller, I'm a loner, an outlaw.
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Lay the groundwork.
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To do the preparatory work, create the fundamental conditions or establish the basis for something to happen in the future.
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Examples.
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Oh, I really hope your parents like me.
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Relax.
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Nobody lay the groundwork.
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I told them they were smart and beautiful and a terrific cook.
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And what do they say about the age difference? nothing i didn't tell them what why
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because you look
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so fantastic i don't even think they're gonna notice max's reunion
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with her dad is really humming along since i took the reins from hon don't kid yourself i laid the groundwork
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we gotta do something you know i mean there's no way joey's gonna make it in time
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so i'm gonna go through the hotel and see
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if there's any other weddings going on okay oh but don't tell them Monica's pregnant, because they frown on that.
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OK, OK.
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To frown on something, to disapprove of it, or hold an unfavorable opinion of something, to disapprove or show one's disapproval of something.
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Examples.
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But there were dozens of students at that Oktoberfest.
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You were the only German students celebrating German culture.
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And here at Greendale, that is a big, fat no -no. We frown on anyone celebrating their own cultural heritage.
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I mean
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so how's your occupational therapy going do they still have you
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scrubbing pots in the kitchen oh no once they found out
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i'm a professional plumber i got promoted to scrubbing toilets hmm well maybe you won't mind doing a little scrubbing
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when you come home next week actually the doctors kind of frown on
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that they encourage us to leave
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that sort of stuff behind it's just i don't i don't
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think i handled it very well what'd you say to her nothing
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but the complaint department at the condom company got an earful get an earful
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if you say that you got an earful you mean
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that someone spoke angrily to you for quite a long time examples you're at the car wash
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yeah i seriously doubt that since you quit two weeks ago i called bogdan looking for you
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quite an earful he gave me what are you guys doing what the cops won't we are catching that speeder
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when we do he's gonna get an earful of this slow down oh my god mom what are you doing
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wow bing burning the midnight oil you know me sir Burn Midnight Oil To read,
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study, or work late into the night To stay awake late at night to work or study Examples Burning the midnight oil?
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I finally got some sleep.
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My makeup history exam is tomorrow.
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Burning the midnight oil.
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It's only 11 .45.
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Take a break.
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I'm close to done.
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Take a break.
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I didn't know you read tea leaves.
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Oh, yeah, I've done it for years.
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I actually stopped because I was so accurate, you know, and, you know, one of the great joys of life is its wondrous unpredictability, you know.
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And also tea tends to give me the trots.
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Give the trots.
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An informal way to say, to cause diarrhea.
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The term is slang for diarrhea, referring to the urgent and frequent need to use the bathroom
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that often accompanies the condition examples you're gonna sit in your million dollar townhouse on some chair that's historical
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because the mad king george got the trots on it
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and tell me that men won't think i'm funny
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because i don't look like a dump truck you track down all those richie riches who went to jamaica see
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if any of them got the shocks the trots or the hots Hots.
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Hots.
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Hots.
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Fever.
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Well, excuse me for putting a good spin on a traffic jam.
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You don't have to put a good spin on everything.
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I'm sorry.
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That's who I am.
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I'm a positive person.
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No, I'm a positive person.
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Put a spin on something, to give a certain meaning or interpretation,
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to interpret an event to make it seem favorable or beneficial to oneself examples.
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Luke!
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Buddy!
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Kevin, was that my grandson taking off in that sports car?
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Yeah, it was.
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Quite a spin on that response.
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What's going on?
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Maggie Braithwaite has some work for him to do around her house.
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Oh, if you find out something that's really bad, just try to put a positive spin on it.
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I chose those.
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I'm a paleontologist.
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Really?
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That is so cool.
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Oh, yeah, don't get too worked up over it.
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I mean, it sounds like he's a doctor, but he's not. Be worked up.
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To become very angry, excited, or upset about something.
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It implies being emotionally agitated and overly affected by a situation or person, often with a sense of unease.
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Examples.
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Please, please picture that, then tell me that money is beside the point.
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This is what has you all worked up.
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Yeah.
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Jimmy, there's nothing to worry about.
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What are you doing?
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Your heart rate's rising, adrenaline's spiking.
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You need to calm down, not get worked up.
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Well, you know, Ross didn't care enough to be here, so I think he's out.
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You know, you snooze, you lose.
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He's not snoozing, he's teaching a class.
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Well, then somebody's snoozing.
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You snooze, you lose.
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If you don't pay attention and do something quickly, someone else will do it instead of you.
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It means if you delay or hesitate, you'll miss out on an opportunity.
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Ladies first.
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Gabby, a little rude.
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You snooze, you lose.
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Oh, that's my dryer.
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Oh, mine now.
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You snooze, you lose. But I wasn't snoozing.
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Why am I losing?
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Hi.
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Hi.
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We need to talk.
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Right now?
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Because I kind of got an alfresco situation going on over here.
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Alfresco.
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A situation that takes place outdoors or in the open air, often with a focus on fine weather and enjoyment.
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The term alfresco comes from Italian, and literally means in the fresh air.
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Examples.
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What are all these people doing here?
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Maybe they like sleeping alfresco too.
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Boy, there is.
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Mahoney, why did you have breakfast alone outside?
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I felt like eating breakfast alfresco.
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You got it!
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We went for a walk, we tried special tea, castor oil, spicy food, nothing has worked.
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Well, there is one thing that we didn't try, but someone thinks that that will open up a can of worms.
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Furious, you were in New York this whole time and you didn't say anything?
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Now, I don't know what can of worms this is, but I know this is my day, and I want you to calm down.
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Woman to woman, okay?
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Cole was the love of my life, and I'm finally learning to live my life without him.
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Now, calling him for a favor would be opening up a can of worms that I have worked so hard to close.
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Hey, babe, aren't you excited?
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We're going on our honeymoon?
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Yeah, I am.
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Bermuda, Bahama, come on, pretty mama.
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That's right, get it out of your system while we're alone.
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Get it out of your system.
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To get rid of a wish or emotion, especially a negative one, by allowing yourself to express it.
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Examples.
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You think that I'm funny, gentlemen?
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You think the fact that I have braces is hilarious?
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Well, let's just all take a moment and have a good laugh, shall we?
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Let's just get it out of our system so we can go back to work like adults.
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Hobbs, we were just laughing at the typo on page three.
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Julie, the man abandoned me before I was born.
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I don't have a desire to have a relationship with him.
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Okay, then I'm really confused why we're here spying on him.
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Well, I just want to see what he's like.
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Satisfy my curiosity and get it out of my system.
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Too excited about everything.
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I mean, I'm all for living life, but this is the Geller's 35th anniversary.
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Okay, let's call a spade a spade.
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This party stinks.
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Call a spade a spade.
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To say the truth about something, even if it is not polite or pleasant, Examples.
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After all, he vouched for him.
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Well, now, it's called a spade a spade.
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I don't know him.
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Don't vouch for him.
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It's just a conduit for information.
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Eddie, we have to call a spade a spade.
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We're breaking up.
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So, Mike, how do you and Joey know each other, anyway?
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How do Joey and I know each other?
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Wow.
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If I had a nickel for every time somebody's asked me that.
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If I had a nickel for, it means that something happens so frequently that if you received a small payment each time, you would be rich.
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Examples.
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i'm really sorry dad oh it's all right everybody throws up at school
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if i had a nickel for every time i puked at
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school you know how much money i'd have 35 cents exactly
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you said your name was brie yes brie hodge born rabinowitz
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huh i wouldn't have taken you for jewish i should I'd only have a nickel for every time I've heard that.
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Hey, guys, so I just called the Powerball hotline, can you believe it?
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Nobody won.
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Um, I beg to differ.
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Beg to differ.
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To politely disagree with someone.
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Examples I'm sick to my stomach, I'm furious, but not you, because we're cursed.
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The bloody Cosmos wants us to be apart.
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The Cosmos doesn't want anything.
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Yeah, well, I beg to differ.
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Because we had years, side by side, never occurred to us.
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You can't just decide for me like that.
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I mean, if I want to play bass, I will play bass.
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I'm not hurting anybody.
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Those of us with hearing beg to differ.
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Okay, you know what?
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Please leave our rehearsal space.
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No, no, then I would get the baby.
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I mean, you know, it would be just like a movie.
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Like, at first I wouldn't know what to do with her, and then I would rise to the occasion, and then I'd get a makeover, and then I'd get married.
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That's a great movie!
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Okay, they're not any more qualified than we are.
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I don't know.
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Look, Carlos, it doesn't matter what we've done in our past.
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Being a parent means rising to the occasion, and that's exactly what we're gonna do when we bring our baby home.
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But this was a high -pressure situation, and you rose to the occasion.
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You may have saved lives tonight.
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The squad is my family, and I'll always protect my family.
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You know, it's so surprising that you and Joey have known each other for so long, and I've never heard about you.
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Oh, that's because we had a bit of a falling out.
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Mike hit my mom with a car. Have a falling out.
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To have a serious argument, quarrel, or disagreement with someone, often resulting in the end of a close relationship or friendship,
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where people stop speaking to each other.
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Examples.
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Guys, this all comes down to a lover's spat, okay?
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Two consenting adults had a falling out. That happens.
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And the patron stole the videos.
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It just doesn't seem that long ago that you were in love with Dan.
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I mean, now that Rufus and I aren't together, well, I thought you two might be.
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Yeah, well, I thought that for a little while, too.
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But, you know, then Dan and I had that huge falling out, and I met Steven.
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Is this really your long -term plan for me to run interference?
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Because I could get a job any day now.
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You do appear right on the cusp of something.
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To be on the cusp of something, to be at the point where a significant change is about to happen,
504
it signifies being at a threshold or on the verge of a new state or development.
505
Examples.
506
I'd like you to teach me to build a crib.
507
Why do you need to build your own crib?
508
Because I no longer trust anything other than my own two hands.
509
It is debilitating, but exciting.
510
Okay, we'll go to my woodshop at lunch.
511
Wonderful.
512
Look at us, both standing on the cusp of fatherhood.
513
Just let the man talk.
514
It's been raining every afternoon.
515
That means that we are on the cusp of monsoon season.
516
Monsoon season is bad.
517
Mike?
518
Who's Mike?
519
Mike's your ex -boyfriend.
520
That's right!
521
Oh, yeah!
522
Wow!
523
I had totally forgotten about him.
524
That's a blast from the past.
525
Blast from the past.
526
Something from the past that you remember, see, or hear again, and that reminds you of that time in your life.
527
Examples How would you feel if that hose belonged to your ex -boyfriend?
528
She has?
529
Genslinger!
530
Hey!
531
Ah...
532
Blast from the past!
533
How's that ass?
534
That ass is good.
535
Okay, I'm gonna slow things down with a blast from the past for our chaperones.
536
Give them a hand.
537
Hey, you want to stick around and I'll whip you up some dinner?
538
Yeah, as long as it's free.
539
Food here is ridiculously over...
540
To whip up something, to prepare or create something, usually a meal or a project,
541
very quickly and efficiently, often using simple ingredients or ideas.
542
Examples I've got to back up.
543
What do you say we whip up your favorite double chocolate decadence cake?
544
Isn't decadence French for don't even think about it?
545
On a good night, we barely break even.
546
Tonight is going to kill the whole week.
547
Not necessarily.
548
The stovetop's gas.
549
I bought pasta for the staff dinner.
550
You give me 10 minutes, I whip up a spaghetti carbonata that'll knock their socks off.
551
Thank God you finally said that that I saw you make a note on your pad three hours ago.
552
Man, I really bug you, don't I?
553
Oh, no, please.
554
I don't care about you enough to bug me. To bug someone.
555
To irritate someone.
556
To bother someone repeatedly.
557
Examples.
558
By the way, Han, why were you at the movies in the middle of the day?
559
Sometimes people bug me and I need some time away.
560
You know what, Han?
561
You're cool.
562
We're gonna hang sometime.
563
I know.
564
This sounds silly.
565
But it kind of bugged me.
566
You're not serious.
567
Well, I am.
568
I don't want to make a big deal out of it.
569
But could you maybe not do that again?
570
I would love your autograph.
571
Uh, sure.
572
Um, dear...
573
Sarah.
574
Sarah, I dig you, huh? To dig someone.
575
To like, understand, or appreciate someone.
576
Examples.
577
Prue, what do you think of me?
578
While I admire your confidence and your fearlessness, your utter lack of responsibility frustrates me to no end.
579
Oh, God, that is so enough.
580
Oh, my God, this could be very dangerous.
581
I'm kind of digging it, Piper.
582
What do you really think of your boss?
583
The studio just set it up.
584
She wants to meet me to see if she digs my vibe.
585
Oh, wish I had my vibe.
586
The hottest babies in the tri -state area are in this room right now.
587
I overheard one of the judges say that not one of them holds a candle to Emma.
588
Really?
589
Yeah.
590
You heard him say that?
591
Yeah.
592
Hold a candle to.
593
to be significantly inferior to someone or something else in quality, skill, or value.
594
Examples.
595
Go easy on him.
596
His wife's had him sleeping on the couch all week.
597
How does she know that?
598
See her.
599
Get it?
600
She sees things.
601
She's perfectly harmless and actually very good at what she does.
602
I can't hold a candle to her.
603
Oh, that's so sweet.
604
And so not true.
605
Those gams, those curves that kill her smile.
606
Basically, you're me 35 years ago.
607
So this is my future.
608
The point is, whoever this woman is, she can't hold a candle to you.
609
Oh, thank you, Karen.
610
You know, that's the same whether you do it at the plaza or...
611
Where are you gonna do it?
612
City Hall.
613
Oh!
614
Oh, that sounds nice.
615
I was just there for jury duty.
616
They've really spruced that place up.
617
to spruce up, to improve the appearance of a person, place, or thing by making it cleaner, neater, or more attractive.
618
Examples.
619
Oh, emergency, Hitchcock, they're stealing brown bendy.
620
Freeze!
621
Get your hands off the couch.
622
Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down.
623
We're getting a new one.
624
We finally got some money to spruce up the break room.
625
That's not very nice.
626
Well, you're the one who told me you didn't marry her for her housekeeping.
627
You just need someone to teach these things.
628
You know what?
629
Why don't I stay a few extra weeks and you and I can spruce the house up?
630
I thought you don't share food.
631
Sure I do.
632
Cooley?
633
No. If I can't have your clams, you can't have my dessert.
634
This is a two -way street.
635
Two -way street.
636
A situation or relationship between two people, or groups, in which action is required from both parties, something that works both ways.
637
Examples it took me a while to realize
638
that you don't have a speck of loyalty in your entire body loyalty is a two -way street
639
and you ran me off the road how heavily sedated is
640
Frye on a scale of one to ten about a six
641
no one likes a drooler why I need you to squeeze two more into
642
that truck that's not what we agreed on sharing is a
643
two -way street we invited you to the party now we
644
need to know what you're doing with the guests it's got
645
to be an explanation did you do anything to make her mad no i don't i don't think
646
so you know maybe she was just really spent from our
647
talk it was pretty intense yeah mine too mine was a humdinger okay
648
humdinger a person or thing that is remarkably excellent striking
649
or extraordinary something that is noticeable
650
because it is a very good example of its type examples you know i'd love to have
651
that conversation and the reason i agreed to meet with you is
652
because i hoped it would spark something
653
and maybe six to eight months from now you can call me with a humdinger
654
how about six days sanjay oh you okay rough weekend a humdinger work or pleasure
655
i haven't known pleasure for quite some time okay you were really controlling and compulsive and shrill i'm still all those things
656
You're also so generous and kind and scrappy.
657
I am scrappy.
658
Scrappy.
659
Inclined to fight, argue, or compete.
660
Willing to work hard in order to succeed.
661
Determined and tough.
662
Examples.
663
Listen, you don't want to be surrounded by liars, Howard, you might be in the wrong profession.
664
Look, it's simple for me.
665
You're smart.
666
You're scrappy.
667
You're a go -getter.
668
You don't wait for things to happen.
669
You make them happen.
670
I got five down.
671
I figured out the theme.
672
It's boats.
673
Okay, I get it.
674
She's smart and lovable.
675
You're scrappy and lovable.
676
Together, you're just lovable and lovable.
677
Well, you know what, actually?
678
People are getting a little antsy waiting for Emma to wake up from her nap, so would you mind performing them once now?
679
Sure, yeah, yeah.
680
Nervous and unable to relax.
681
Impatient and unable to keep still.
682
Examples.
683
Hey, so, Scully, what do you do at the park with Kelly?
684
Oh, we just walk around.
685
She gets antsy if she doesn't get outside enough, and then it's just yap, yap, yap all day long.
686
What's wrong with you?
687
You've been antsy all night.
688
Nothing.
689
No, I'm fine.
690
I'm fine.
691
I know what it is, I have had this nagging feeling that I've forgotten something, and then I just realized I think I left the freezer door at Scavo's open.
692
Man, I'm not going to be able to handle this.
693
Now I know how my students feel at the end of each year, and why they act out by giving me such bad evaluations.
694
to act out to behave badly because you are unhappy
695
or upset often in ways that you are not aware of examples
696
when they were little and they'd act out
697
and we'd always say relax they're young when they're older they'll get it well tom they're 16 now not getting it
698
I can act out, too, you know.
699
Please do.
700
Okay.
701
Watch this.
702
Oops.
703
Damn it.
704
Rachel, open up.
705
It's your sister.
706
I have to talk to you.
707
Hi, Amy.
708
You're not Rachel.
709
Well, still sharp as a tack.
710
Sharp as a tack, commonly used to describe someone who is extremely intelligent, quick -witted, or mentally acute.
711
Examples.
712
Well, to say the truth, Nettie, I'm not feeling real well.
713
Would you excuse me?
714
Well, you know, it's funny you should mention your health because you will never guess what I do now.
715
Do you sell insurance?
716
Oh, Bing!
717
Again, you are sharp as a tack today.
718
Do you have life insurance, Phil?
719
Everything's gonna be fine.
720
You just trust me.
721
Is that him?
722
Yes.
723
Here's Ted, our brilliant hospital attorney, sharp as a tack.
724
Mark my words, Jake.
725
We're gonna take every last cent you have.
726
No, no, Ted.
727
We're on his side.
728
Oh, here's my card.
729
Ross, this is not how we wanted you to find out about this.
730
You have every right to go nuts.
731
I'm not going nuts.
732
Do you see me going nuts?
733
No, but you know what I mean.
734
Go nuts.
735
Commonly used to describe someone losing control of their emotions, either becoming incredibly angry or highly thrilled.
736
Examples.
737
You know, this is one of the nicer hotels I've ever been in.
738
Oh, yeah, my firm did the remodel.
739
You should see the rooms.
740
The views are amazing.
741
Yeah?
742
Maybe it's too bad we don't have a room.
743
Room 1506, my treat.
744
You kids go nuts.
745
All right, I know your size, and I'm gonna pick out some really good stuff for you.
746
Really?
747
Yes, and I know what looks sexy on guys.
748
Please, just wear what I suggest, and she is gonna go nuts for you.
749
So your ex -boyfriend is gonna determine if your new boyfriend gets this grant while your new boyfriend is screwed?
750
No, no, we ended on great terms.
751
I mean, if anything, I think this could help you.
752
End on great terms, or on good terms.
753
It means concluding a personal or professional relationship in a positive,
754
amicable way, free from significant conflicts, lingering resentment, or hostility.
755
Examples.
756
You just went through your own breakup, and while I know you and Barney left it on good Isn't there some part of you deep down
757
that wants to slap him right in his face?
758
All right, you got yourself a deal.
759
But one thing, no crying in your coffee.
760
We end this thing on good terms no matter who wins.
761
You got it?
762
Make sure to accept your loss gracefully.
763
I was just there for jury duty.
764
They really spruced that place up.
765
This is a two -way street.
766
People are getting a little antsy waiting for Emma to wake up.
767
I am scrappy.
768
You're not Rachel.
769
Still shoppers attack.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Este vídeo tiene 769 frases y 6175 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 42:24. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 146 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| blast sustantivo | /blæst/ | chorro explosivo |
| pipe sustantivo | /ˈpaɪp/ | caramillo, flauta f) |
| spin verbo | /spɪn/ | girar, rotar |
| loop sustantivo | /luːp/ | lazo, lazada |
| sharp adjetivo | /ʃɑɹp/ | agudo, afilado |
| midnight sustantivo | /ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/ | medianoche, madrugada |
| differ verbo | /ˈdɪfɚ/ | diferir, diferecer |
| whip sustantivo | /ˈwɪp/ | fusta, látigo |
| tab sustantivo | /tæb/ | lengüeta |
| candle sustantivo | /ˈkæn.dəl/ | vela, candela |
| informal adjetivo | /ɪnˈfɔɹ.m(ə)l/ | informal, aformal |
| nickel sustantivo | /ˈnɪk.əl/ | níquel |
| occasion sustantivo | /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ | ocasión |
| relax verbo | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | relajar, aflojar |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | so, cho |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| fall out verbo | caerse |
| calm down verbo | calmarse |
| worked up adjetivo | emocionado, excitado |
| find out verbo | averiguar, anoticiarse |
| back up verbo | retroceder, ciar |
| break up verbo | separar, cisionar |
| bring out verbo | realzar, resaltar |
| burn down verbo | incendiar, arrasar |
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Oraciones condicionales if + oración, will/would + verbo — una condición y su resultado | if you delay or hesitate, you'll miss |
| “Used to” used to + verbo — un hábito o estado pasado que ya no es cierto | Used to introduce · used to be · Used to describe |
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúa | I've been giving · It's been raining |
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | We've had · we've been · I've already booked |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 221 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, don't, you're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “th”: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, gather /ˈɡæðɚ/, wealthy /ˈwɛl.θi/, grandmother /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: sharp /ʃɑɹp/, occasion /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: diarrhea /ˌdaɪ.əˈɹiː.ə/, favourable /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, reputation /ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃən/, superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como blast, pipe, spin.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.