o the public). They're like backers. In this case, "backers" are those who are paid by the movie studio to support, or "back" the movie, by clapping for it in front of other audience members (This is rarely used). Your dry wit. "Wit" is the ability to be funny. A "dry wit" is subtle. It cracks me up. A very common way to say "it makes me laugh." I'll let myself see a G, or PG. These letters refer to the movie rating system in the U.S. which identify the level of violence and sex in a movie: G: General audience (kids welcome) PG: Parental Guidance Suggested (some sex/violence) R: Restricted to those over 17 years old (more sex/violence) X: Adult movies (usually pornography). So you know where I'm coming from. A very colloquial way of saying "what I'm really thinking." You saw lust written all over her face. "Lust" is sexual desire. This is a poetic way of saying that you notice that somebody is "in lust." Locker. A container where you can put things (found in schools and bus stations). Moving company. The people who move your possessions when you move to another house. We're too controlled. As used here, it means too predictable or conservative in the way they lead their lives. Insane. A good little word that means crazy. Responsible. If you're responsible, you take care of your obligations. (If you’re irresponsible, you often don't). Here, however, David seems to think being called responsible is an insult! Don't call me names. To "call somebody names" is to insult someone, as in saying "you're such an idiot." Old, stodgy, and stuffed up. They both mean "snobby," which is when a person thinks they are naturally better than other people. "Stuffed up" can also mean that you have a stuffy nose. Personnel director. In big companies, the person who handles the job-related needs of other employees. Promotion. A key word for this movie: An advancement in the company, usually with a bigger title ("Vice President"), and more money. I'll have stock in the agency. "I’ll have a financial interest in the health of the company." I can fool around now. A very common way to say "do things in a not very serious way." ("Fool around" can also have a sexual connotation). Flattered. To be "flattered" is to feel good because you have been told how nice you look or how good or well you have done something. Barbecue. A meal where food is cooked on an outdoor fire (often it is a party that takes place in somebody's back yard). David arrives at work, nervous, but ready for his promotion. "I have got to go." Note that in rapid speech, "I have got to go"---->"gotta go...." Get me the Mercedes. Here, used to mean "Put the Mercedes dealer on the phone."
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