one person is being
forced to pay another, but no real wealth is being produced.
It’s not me paying the ransom; The thing is, my wife, she’s wealthy.
Another word for rich, or at least having a lot of money.
Her dad, he’s real well off.
Another expression that means wealthy or doing well financially.
It’s your fucking wife, ya know.
A very crude but common adjective added
to show emotion such as anger or disgust.
These are personal matters.
"Personal matters" are the private parts or a person’s life that
they want to keep private, and not expose to other people.
Ah, fuck it, let’s take a look at that Sierra.
"Fuck it" is a common but vulgar way of expressing anger or impatience.
A "Sierra" is a type of car, produced by General Motors.
As Jerry looks for money wherever he can,
Carl and Gaear head toward Minneapolis.
Dad, are you staying for
supper. ::
Yah.
"Supper" is an old-fashioned but still used way of referring to dinner.
Note that "yes" is pronounced "yah" in states like Minnesota and
North Dakota, though it’s probably a bit exaggerated in this film.
May I be excused?
One way a child may ask if he can leave the dinner table.
Wade, have you had a chance to think
about that deal, those 40
acres in Waizetta?
"Acres" are a measure of land, about half the size of a soccer field.
Here, Jerry is talking about a business deal near the town of Waizetta
It’s a lot of money;
A heck of a lot.
Note more conservative people will tend to use "heck" while
others use hell. Both expressions are a way of saying a lot.
Stan
passes on this stuff before it’s
kicked up to me.
In this case, to "pass on" something is to approve it, and to "kick up"
something to someone else is to have them take a look at it.
Stan will say
no dice; that’s why you pay him.
"No dice" is a very slangy way of saying no, or absolutely not.
Are you
nuts? We had pancakes for breakfast.
"Nuts" is a colloquial and common way of referring to a crazy person.
I want a place where I can get a
shot and a beer and
a steak maybe, and no more fucking pancakes.
Come on!
A "shot" is a small glass of hard liquor such as bourbon. "Come on"
is the most versatile phrasal verb in English, meaning everything from hurry up
to try harder. Here it means "be serious."
We can stop, get pancakes, and then we can
get laid.
"To get laid" is a slightly vulgar but common way of saying to have sex.
I sat right here and said I didn’t want any
true coat.
This is the name of the special paint protection that Jerry
tries to sell to people who buy cars at his car dealership.
You will get
oxidation problems; It will
cost you a heck of a lot more than $500.
A scientific adjective (oxygen) that in this case deals with
chemical processes over time which could harm t
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