is to hold it tightly, often between a thumb and a finger. I want you to pick out your problem; A problem that’s been bothering you all week. "To pick" out something is to choose or select it. I want you to scare your problems away. I want you to say "Boo!" A word that is used to scare people. Popular among young kids. I got off work a little early, thought maybe you wanted to get a bite to eat. "To get off work" is to leave the workplace. In this case, a "bite" is a little food that is usually casual and quickly served. Oh, shoot, I forgot to change my shoes. A gentle word to express frustration or anger. I got sneakers in my backpack. "Sneakers" are a cheap type of sport or running shoe. Come on, sweetie. I got a half hour before I have to go back. The most versatile phrasal verb in the English language, meaning everything from "hurry up" (as here), to "be serious" or "stop it!" These last 10 months have been the happiest in my life. :: Yeah, they’ve been amazing. A powerful adjective meaning incredible, exceptional or perhaps fantastic. Are you OK; You’re acting so weird. A great little adjective meaning very strange or bizarre. I’m fine; I just got a crick in my neck. I was doing CPR on a 300 pound crack addict this morning. A "crick" is a painful muscle ache. "CPR" is "cardiopulmonary resuscitation," which is the act of trying to force air into a person’s mouth after they have stopped breathing. A "crack addict" is a person who is addicted to crack cocaine, which is a very dangerous drug. You’re engaged?! If a person is "engaged," they have officially announced to others that they are going to get married. Yeah, I overheard that. So, what, he, like, had to ask his permission? "To overhear" a conversation is to hear it without having intentionally tried to hear it. Note the use of the filler word "like," which adds nothing of meaning, but is very common. Anyway, Deb said that dad’s crazy about him. To be "crazy about somebody" is to like them very much. Bob bought him the perfect gift that just won him over. In this case, "to win a person over" is to get them to like you after they did not at first. It’s OK to X-ray this. It’s not going to mutate or anything. "To X-ray" something is to photograph it with a camera that sees inside (human bodies and luggage can both be X-rayed). If a living thing "mutates," it is biologically and fundamentally changed, such as when frogs develop three eyes because of poison in a river. Sir, that’s not going to fit. :: Hang on a second. If one thing doesn’t "fit" inside another one, it is too big or not the right size. "Hang on a second" is a way of telling a person to be patient. The bag is too big. You gotta check it. Note that in rapid speech, "have got to"---->"gotta." "To check"
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