e the country and not focus only on making money. To that end, let us beseech the help of God, in whose name we pray. "To beseech" is to sincerely request, implore or beg. He wanted 40 bucks, but I jewed him down to 30. A "buck" is a very common way of saying a dollar. "To jew a person down" is a racist way of saying to negotiate over every penny (anti-Semites like to think Jews are very cheap, but regardless, this expression is rarely if ever used today). Whose music is that? And I use the term advisedly. This is Cleary’s snobby way of saying that the rock music the kids are listening to is not really music. I mean the man who would purchase such swill. "To purchase" something is to buy it, and "swill" is literally a semi-liquid food for animals, or more generally, anything that is disgusting. That would be me. :: That would be I. Note Cleary corrects Rip’s grammar, but it’s certainly not clear that educated native speakers usually say the "more correct version." I happen to be the house master. In this case, the person responsible for managing the dormitory or building in which the students’ living quarters are found. Surely in your day you had your own music, Sir. This is one way of saying "when you were a teenager (or young)." Gentleman, we all have to live here, and we’re not going to bring the jungle into my house. The "jungle" is a thickly forested area of tropical plants and animals. This is Cleary’s way of saying he will not accept rock music (or perhaps music he associates with black people) to be played in the dormitory. God, Dave, where did you get the balls? Here, "balls" refers to testicles, or more generally, courage or bravery. Gerisch. He’s tough. I got him, too. If a teacher is "tough," he has a difficult class for which students must study a lot. You better hang up. We’re just going to make it before lights out. "To hang up" a phone is to put it back on its holder. In this context, "lights out" refers to the time when all the students are told that they must be in bed with lights off so everyone will sleep. Monsieur Bernard is cutting back on his teaching load, so I have the pleasure of teaching this section of French 4. A professor’s "teaching load" is the number of classes that they are supposed to teach any given semester. Note that large classes can be divided into sections with only a few students each. I get the picture; I wasn’t the quarterback you’re looking for. "I get the picture" is a colloquial way of saying "I understand." You are our number one backup. :: But if I want to play, I better play half-back. A "backup" player is an athlete who is ready to play if the first or starting player cannot play. A "halfback" is a position in football, but it is not as important a position as the quarter
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