on says that they have "bigger fish to fry," this means they are concerned about more important things then what you’re discussing. He’s offering that tiny trinket that can save your entire research program. "Tiny" means very small, and a "trinket" is any small piece of jewelry or other small object that has little value. He wants to hear your grant proposal personally. A "grant proposal" is an official request for money, often made by a school to a rich charitable institution. Friday night. The Ritz. 8 ’o clock sharp. One way to say at exactly 8 ’o clock (not a minute later). I promise you. I won’t let you down. "To let a person down" is to disappoint them, especially when they are depending on you. I don’t mean that as a euphemism. I’m going to literally kill you. I’m going to strangle you and choke off your air supply until you pass away. A "euphemism" is a gentle or inoffensive word for one that might cause offense or discomfort. "To strangle" a person is to cut off the air they’re breathing by choking them around the neck. "To choke off" the air supply is to cut if off. "To pass away" is a euphemism for to die. It’s a complete metabolic transformation. Your "metabolism" is the biological system that helps digest and expel food (metabolic is the adjective). A "transformation" is a complete change or restructuring. The data for Shelly was already so compelling. If data or information is "compelling," it is powerful and convincing for a particular point of view. I have a case of infatuation of sorts with Miss Purty. "Infatuation" with a person is a strong romantic attraction, even if the person who has the infatuation does not know that person very well. "Of sorts" is a way of saying "a type of" (but it comes after the noun). This guy’s testosterone levels are right off the charts. "Testosterone" is the best known male hormone, that helps control the male sex drive. If something is "off the charts," the amount of it is well beyond normal (In this case, Buddy has way too much testosterone). This is nuts! An excellent word for crazy (Note that the word "nutty" also means crazy or perhaps just strange or eccentric). He’s kind of what you call a "here today gone tomorrow" kind of fellow. This is Sherman’s way of saying Buddy is good at getting women to fall in love with him, but then leaving them after he gets bored. I know what it feel like to be brushed off and it’s OK. If a person is "brushed off" by another person, they are ignored in a rude manner, or in a romantic context, they are rejected. I was working on a skyscraper in Chicago once and my lunch blew off the 27th floor. A "skyscraper" is a very tall building. Chicago is well known as "The Windy City." Miss Purty, are you and Sherman having rela
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