dly fish, of course, and a ruthless or immoral business man. "To devour" food is to eat it with great pleasure. What would you say to owning Blue Star Airlines with union concessions for $18 a share, and in the process, hanging Gekko out in the wind to twist? If a person is left "out in the wind to twist," they are at the mercy of nature after being completely defeated. Why you, mate? What’s a bloke like you doing mixed up with Gekko? "Mate" is a British word for friend, and "bloke" is a British word for guy. To be "mixed up" with a person is to be involved with them. We want a contract agreement that’s ironclad; If you buy it, you can’t break it up. An "ironclad" contract is one that can’t be changed or manipulated. Duncan wants to make sure the airline will survive if Larry buys it. You’ve been a real schmuck lately. I want to make it up to you. "Schmuck" is a great Jewish word for a jerk or idiot. If you try to "make it up" to somebody, you try to do something good in exchange for having done something bad in the past. Blue Star is in play. Let’s check it out. "To check out" something is a very common way of saying to investigate or look at it. It’s at 21 and 5/8th. I don’t know what to make of it. If you don’t know "what to make" of something, this means you don’t know what it means or whether it is even important. The word is out, pal. You’re union buddies are talking. If the "word is out" on something, this means that it is no longer being kept secret. "Buddy" is an alternative word for friend or pal. Slash and burn and buy everything in sight up to 22! This means to act with great violence, speed and force. "To slash" something is to cut it to pieces. The stock is going to Pluto, man. :: Start unloading! Dump it now! Pluto is the last planet in our solar system, and thus if a stock is going there, it is going up very high in value. "To unload" or "dump" a stock is to suddenly sell it as fast as possible. We know what you’re up to Gekko, and you can go straight to hell. To be "up to" something is simply to be doing it. If you tell a person to "go to hell," you are strongly insulting them, though this is still gentler than "fuck you." Those flight reservation systems can get awfully screwed up if we’re not paying attention. A "flight reservation system" is a computerized system for keeping track of passengers. If it’s "screwed up," it is working very badly. If you want to be gobbled up by Attila the Hun, be my guest. To be "gobbled up" is to be eaten or devoured. Attila the Hun was a ruthless leader in the middle ages known for killing all his enemies. Gekko is on the ropes! He’s trying to sell, but there aren’t any takers. The stock is plummeting! If a person is "on the ropes," they are in very bad t
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