of saying "I’m leaving." In this case, "the sweep" is a plane that travels through Paris on the way to the US (but this is never used). Try U.P.S United parcel Service, which is Fed Ex’s main competition. With this extra head wind, are we going to be able to push it and make the sort? "Head wind" is wind that blows against the direction of a plane or boat. Remember that in the fed-ex world, a "sort" is the act of organizing packages (Chuck is asking if they can deliver the packages in time). Jack keeps getting certified to fly? "To certify" a person to do something like fly a plane is to officially approve of them doing it, often by giving them a license to do it. That’s the spirit! Relentless is our goal! "That’s the spirit" is a way of encouraging a person after they show they are going to try and do something difficult. Note that "relentless," an adjective meaning to continue without rest, is used here as a noun. What do you expect from the guy who stole a crippled kid’s bicycle? If a person is "crippled," they are physically disabled or handicapped (This word is generally considered old fashioned). 2, 4, 6, 8 minutes late. Next thing you know, we’re the US mail. This is Chuck’s way of saying that if they don’t do better, Fed Ex will be as inefficient as the U.S. Mail service. Those Ruskies would be walking on water right now. A silly and old-fashioned way of referring to Russians. It’s a 1992 full-bodied grape juice. "Full-bodied" is a fancy way of referring to the taste of good wine, but it is never used for juice, unless the person is not being serious. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. An expression that can be used to refer to people who refuse to see horrible things happening around them, thus making it easier for abusive governments to repress their people. She went to the doctor. It wasn’t metastasized. A medical word that refers to cancer that has spread to different parts of the body. It’s just kind of wait and see. If a person has a "wait and see" attitude, they have decided not to take any more action until they see what happens in the future. I’m going to come by and see her on my next layover. "To come by" a person’s house is to visit. A "layover" is usually a city airport where a plane lands before going on to the final destination. He’s a systems analyst. He played centerfield for us in the softball tournament last labor day. A "systems analyst" is a person who works with computer networks. "Centerfield" is a position in baseball (and softball), and a "tournament" is a series of games to see who has the best team."Labor Day" is an American holiday held to celebrate workers. That’s beside the point. If something you say is "beside the point," it is not relevant to the main pa
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