s potato chips or brownies. Nice shot! Sweet setup, iceman. "Nice shot" are the words to use in many sports when a person hits a ball. A "setup" in sports is the creation of a situation where a team can easily score. "Iceman" is a nickname, taken from the movie Top Gun. You gotta rush the ball on defense. "To rush" a ball is to run toward it as quickly as possible. Huddle up. "To huddle" is to get together in a small group, in the shape of a circle. We’re getting creamed. :: Well, if Florence Nightingale would play a little defense. If one team is getting "creamed," they are losing very badly (Florence Nightingale is a well known name from literature). Greg, nobody is expecting much out of you, so if I set you the ball, do you think you can jump up and spike it? In volleyball and water polo, to "set" a ball is to hit it gently in the air, and to "spike" the ball is to hit it strongly to the other side of the net. Alright, everybody look sharp. If you tell a person to "look sharp," you’re telling them to look good and competent. Go over the song selection with Bob. To "go over" something is to review it or discuss it. What are you two doing in there? :: I’d say rounding second base. In baseball, to "round second base" is to run past the second base toward the third base, though in colloquial English among teenagers, it can refer to various sexual acts (A "home run" is sexual intercourse). Greg sets the house on fire and loses Jinxy the cat, and soon all of Pam’s family is convinced that he’s not the one for Pam. Greg will stay in Debbie’s room and she’ll bunk up with you tonight. "To bunk up" with a person is to sleep in the same room with them (A bunk-bed is a piece of furniture with one bed built on top of another). I have nothing but the best intentions with Pam. A nice way of saying an honest desire to help somebody, or in this case, perhaps to marry and stay with them forever. There’s something in the suitcase that I’m planning on giving her that I think symbolizes my level of commitment to her. "To symbolize" something is to represent it (A ring can symbolize the love between two people). "Commitment" is another word for loyalty or dedication, and is an important word in romantic relationships. I saw Jinxy come in last night and he took a little squat and relieved himself. A "squat" is the act of kneeling low on the ground. If a person needs to "relieve themselves," they need to go to the toilet. What’s the matter? :: The matter, Greg, R.N., is that when this toilet is flushed, it runs. An "R.N." is a registered nurse (Greg’s profession). If a toilet is running, the water in it continues to flow. When you have a septic tank that’s nearly full and a toilet that’s been running all night, then yo
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